I have been looking for something to systematically blog through, now that summer is here and I can start special projects.  So I have decided to blog through the one hundred fourteen questions of the Baptist Catechism.  There are a few places that you can find the text, if you want.  I would suggest that you use this one from Founders that my former professor Dr. Jim Scott Orrick has set to music.  His album The Baptist Catechism Set to Music is available here.  The text that Founders uses, which Dr. Orrick has also used, is found in Dr. Tom J. Nettles’ book Teaching Truth, Training Hearts and it is available here. 

I will be blogging, systematically, through this catechism starting Monday and I will address one question each Monday.  I am using this catechism because this is the catechism that I use with my family (I only have one child that can actually repeat the answers right now, but we all listen to Dr. Orrick’s CD). 

Let me offer you this quote of C.H. Spurgeon by Dr. Nettles on page 53 of his book.  This pretty much sums it all up:

In matters of doctrine you will find orthodox congregations frequently changed to heterodoxy in the course of thirty or forty years, and that is because, too often, there has been no catechising of the children in the essential doctrines of the Gospel.  For my part, I am more and more persuaded that the study of a good Scriptural catechism is of infinite value to our children….Even if the youngsters do not understand all of the questions and answers….yet, abiding in their memories, it will be infinite service when the time of understanding comes, to have known these very excellent, wise and judicious definitions of the things of God…. It will be a blessing to them - the greatest of all blessing….a blessing in life and death, in time and eternity, the best of blessings God Himself can give. 

This systematic "commentary," if you will, on this catechism is intended more for me and my family.  I pray that you too will receive the best of blessings from God Himself - growing in the grace and knowledge of His Son, Jesus Christ.

Happy catechising…….