SteveR wrote:
Forcefeeding memorization of catechisms(which conflict with one another
The following is a short list of foundational Catechisms (Doesn't include any of the conflicting Confessions of Faith):Lutheran:
Luther's Large Catechism (1529)
Luther's Small Catechism (1529)
Reformed:
Genevan Catechism (1541)
Heidelberg Catechism (1586)
Westminster Catechisms:
Westminster Larger Catechism (1647)
Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647)
Other Reformed Catechisms:
Basel Catechism (1526)
Baptist Catechisms:
Revision of the Heidelberg Catechism (1680)
Anglican Catechism:
Book of Common Prayer Catechism (1548)
Anabaptist Catechisms
With all of this modern Bible-wrangling and horse-trading even over the most salvation-critical doctrines, why would our children bother memorizing any of these ancient, conflicting and unsettled Q&As? In fact, with this dizzying array of Catechisms and Confessions which are constantly undergoing deletions and revision via SA alone, how could a child believe anything much at all about Jesus?
3/23/12 10:57 AM
