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The Illustrated Westminster Shorter Catechism

Andrew Green author Ben Preston author Saško Nezamutdinov author Ira Miniof illustrator

Format:Book

Publisher:Christian Focus Publications Ltd

Published:9th Sep '22

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The Illustrated Westminster Shorter Catechism cover

A new look for timeless truth.


For almost 400 years families have been using The Westminster Shorter Catechism as a guide to understanding the basics of the Christian faith. This new, illustrated edition breathes fresh life into these timeless questions and answers, helping a new generation to learn the primary truths drawn from the Bible and laid out by our fathers in the faith. Ira Miniof’s striking images will help families engage with and meditate on the meaning of each entry. A valuable addition to any family’s library.

 

The entries are separated into sections for ease of reference:

 

  • Our Faith (Questions 1–38)
    • Life’s Purpose
    • Holy Scripture
    • What We Should Believe About God
    • God’s Plan
    • Creation
    • God’s Providence
    • Sin
    • Covenant of Grace
    • Our Savior
    • Three Offices of the Savior
    • Savior’s Humiliation
    • Savior’s Exaltation
    • Effective Calling
    • Benefits in this Life
    • Benefits at Death
    • Benefits at the Resurrection
  • God’s Law (Questions 39–87)
    • The Moral Law
    • Introduction to the Ten Commandments
    • The First Commandment
    • The Second Commandment
    • The Third Commandment
    • The Fourth Commandment
    • The Fifth Commandment
    • The Sixth Commandment
    • The Seventh Commandment
    • The Eighth Commandment
    • The Ninth Commandment
    • The Tenth Commandment
    • Transgressions and Punishment
    • How Can We Be Saved?
  • The Means of Grace (Questions 88–99)
    • The Means of Grace
    • The Word of God
    • The Sacraments
    • Baptism
    • The Lord’s Supper
    • Prayer
  • The Lord’s Prayer
    • Our Father In Heaven
    • Hallowed Be Your Name
    • Your Kingdom Come
    • Your Will be Done, On Earth As It Is In Heaven
    • Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
    • And Forgive Us Our Debts, As We Also Have Forgiven Our Debtors
    • And Lead Us Not Into Temptation, But Deliver Us From Evil
    • For Yours Is The Kingdom, And The Power, And The Glory, Forever. Amen

 

Also includes a short glossary of practices and concepts used, and an index of Scripture proofs.

This beautifully illustrated version updates the language without losing the meaning or simplicity of the original.  As a result, it could be an extremely useful tool in defending the truth once delivered to the saints.

-- David Robertson (Well–known pastor and apologist)

We have used the Westminster Shorter Catechism with our own children, and now with our grandchildren. This is by far the most visually attractive version we have ever encountered. We expect that many parents will want to get a copy as soon as they see it!

-- Tim Keller ((1950 – 2023) Redeemer City to City)

I’m thankful for this new edition of these time–tested questions and answers, updated, simplified, and beautifully pictured. Here is a beautiful catechism, beautifully pictured, so that we might behold more clearly our beautiful God. 

-- Jason Helopoulos (Senior Pastor, University Reformed Church, East Lansing, Michigan)

The Shorter Catechism … has shaped the lives of generations of Christians throughout the world. So it is fitting that it should be produced in this beautiful 21st century edition. For genuine beauty, true likeness to Jesus Christ, is what the Catechism helps to create in anyone––old or young––who uses it faithfully.

-- Sinclair B. Ferguson (Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississi

ISBN: 9781527109025

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 480g

128 pages