The Heidelberg Catechism – To Teach Covenant Children in the Fear of the Lord

Six thousand years ago, God commanded Adam and Eve to bear children. All throughout the Old Testament, God commanded his people to tell their children of his wonderful works. In the New Testament, Christ commands that fathers teach their children the Scriptures and raise them in the instruction and discipline of God. Those commands come to all of God’s church through all of time. Four hundred fifty years ago, the need for something to help parents, teachers, and ministers carry out this command...