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What is the Westminster Shorter Catechism? Who wrote it, and why? How can it help us?
As we begin our journey through the Shorter Catechism, with a view to using it to enrich our Christian lives and equip us to teach others, we need to know a bit about the document itself and how it was shaped.
In this bonus Westminster Wednesday episode, Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn o...
The Shorter Catechism begins with an end—our end, in fact—where ‘end’ means our ultimate purpose or reason for being.
In the first instalment of Westminster Wednesdays we discuss Question and Answer 1 of the Shorter Catechism:
‘Q. 1. What is the chief end of man?
A. Man’s chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever.’
W...
This week we complete our reading of Iain H. Murray's article on Spurgeon's departure from the Baptist Union in the 1880s.
In the final part of the article, Murray notes Spurgeon's response to those who argued he might best serve the interests of orthodoxy by remaining within the Union, in spite of its aberrations.
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Iain H. M...
As we begin an 80-week journey through the Westminster Shorter Catechism, today we read a segment from Eifion Evans on Christian nurture and its connection with catechesis.
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Excerpt from Eifion Evans, 'Christian Nurture,' Banner of Truth Magazine, Issues 82–83 (July–August 1970).
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This week's reading continues Iain H. Murray's article on Spurgeon's treatment of the doctrinal 'Downgrade' in the Baptist Union in the 1880s.
In a context of doctrinal compromise, Spurgeon saw, most clearly, that denominational loyalty is not the same thing as the pursuit of true Christian unity.
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Iain H. Murray, 'C. H. Spurg...