DHK
I have not anyone offer any.
Then you need to go and buy some good books.
I am certain you cannot.You have not seen it to even make such a statement. Take any chapter of the 1689 confession,,,and show how you would improve it.
I have seen it. It took me five seconds to search it and skim through parts of it on the internet. Yes, I could write something just as good if not better. Why? Because I don't agree with all of it, for one reason. And secondly, it is simply systematic theology, which I have been teaching for some time anyway. Where have you been Icon, if you don't know the basics of the faith?
This last year I finished preaching through the book of First Corinthians, and ended up with a commentary of over 600 pages. I believe that is far more profitable than an elementary catechism.
ARBCAchurches use the 1689 as their statement of faith
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The 1689 is the same...since 1689.
And I care because???
Well Lets see DHK..you say it is not biblical....
The English word “catechism” is derived from the Gk. verb katēchēo, “to
resound, teach orally, instruct by mouth.” This term originally had the idea of
“speaking down or from above” i.e., from actors on an elevated stage. It is a
compound of the preposition kata, “down, throughout, thoroughly” and the
verb ēchēo, “to sound,” the source of our English word, “echo.” There seems
to be in this etymology the idea of a responsive answer. Catechizing has the
connotation of thorough or repeated oral instruction, and is only one of
several related terms for instruction or teaching found in Scripture. The term
itself occurs eight times in the New Testament (twice as “informed” in Acts
21:21, 24, referring to word–of–mouth information):
“That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou
hast been catechized.” Luke 1:4.
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“This man had been constantly catechized in the way of the Lord;
and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the
things of the Lord...” Acts 18:25.
“And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more
excellent, being constantly catechized out of the law...” Romans
2:18.
“Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my
understanding, that by my voice I might catechize others also, than
ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.” 1 Cor. 14:19.
“Let him who is being catechized in the word communicate unto him
who catechizes in all good things.” Gal. 6:6.
1 Corinthians 14:19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that
by my voice I might
teach others also, than ten thousand words in an
unknown tongue.
katēcheō
Thayer Definition:
1) to sound towards, sound down upon, resound
1a) to charm with resounding sound, to fascinate
2) to teach orally, to instruct
3) to inform by word of mouth
3a) to be orally informed
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from G2596 and G2279
Citing in TDNT: 3:638, 422
Robertson indicates that this word is not a common word in the NT. Where it is used elsewhere he comments:
Had been instructed in the way of the Lord (
ên katêchêmenos tên hodon tou kuriou). Periphrastic past perfect passive of
katêcheô, rare in the old Greek and not in the LXX from
kata and
êcheô (
êchô, sound) as in
Lu 1:4, to re-sound, to re-echo, to teach by repeated dinning into the ears as the Arabs do now, to teach orally by word of mouth (and ear). Here the accusative of the thing (the word) is retained in the passive like with
didaskô, to teach (Robertson,
Grammar, p. 485).
It doesn't necessarily mean "catechize," or especially "have a catechism," which there is no proof or evidence that NT believers had.
They opened the Scriptures and were taught from them.
Mark 12:24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
Luke 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
John 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
Acts 17:2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
2 Timothy 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
You said it was not found in scripture ,so evidently you would not be able to write a better one if you do not even know it is indeed biblical.
All doctrine is found in the Scripture. What doctrine do you think I will not be able to find in the Scripture?
One thing is for sure, you did not find a catechism in the Scripture. You typically allegorized Scripture trying to spiritualize Scripture--the Origen-way. It doesn't work that way. If you want to know what the Bible teaches then study the Bible, not the works of men.
