Why catechism? The covenant goals of catechism (2)
Barry Gritters argues that effective catechism instruction must be taught with explicit covenant goals in view, aiming to deepen children's relational knowledge of God rather than merely imparting doctrinal facts. He outlines three primary aims of covenant-based catechizing: preparing children to communicate with their covenant Father, preparing them to partake of the Lord's Supper, and fostering sanctification and godly living throughout all areas of life.
Last time I emphasized that good catechism teachers will teach with covenant goals in view. A good catechism curriculum is one thing, and the PRCA have a very good curriculum. But using it properly is quite another thing, and the effort required for that is greater than one might think. Using the curriculum without covenant goals may result in merely filling the heads of the church's children with biblical knowledge. Important as knowledge is (Hosea 4:6), imparting biblical knowledge without...
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