Confessing Sound Words

""This volume is a wonderful practical resource for training others in orthodox confessional doctrine. Its extensive use of Scripture roots it firmly in the Word of God, and its engaging inductive method elicits active learning from the student. This curriculum will be useful both in churches and homes for training not only younger people, but also adults, helping to form their minds in good biblical teaching and exhorting their hearts to rejoice in the great God of truth."" Tom Hicks Pastor of First Baptist Church, Clinton, LA ""This study guide by Jimmy Johnson gives to churches a highly useful tool for learning Scripture, doctrine, and personal growth in grace through truth. The combination of the questions from the Baptist Catechism, the corresponding chapters from the Second London Confession, and the Scripture proofs gives opportunity for pertinent questions concerning the meaning of Scripture and grasping of doctrinal truth. This will be an effective tool for both instruction in righteousness and contending earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints."" Tom J. Nettles Senior Professor of Historical Theology of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ""There are many aspects of discipleship but this curriculum focuses on the foundational substance of discipleship. There is no discipleship if God's word is not taught properly. There is no discipleship if God's word is not challenging us to live God honoring lives. There is no discipleship if there is not a strong encouragement in affection for our Lord. This curriculum encourages all three heathy aspects of discipleship: orthodoxy, orthopraxy and orthopathy."" Creston Thomas Pastor of Christ the Redeemer Church, Pine Bluff, AR ""One of the great needs of our day is a return to the time-honoured method of discipleship through catechetical instruction. The Ancient Church developed such as it moved out from its Jewish matrix into the Gentile world of paganism. Leaders in that day rightly recognized that new converts needed such grounding to make sense of what they had committed themselves to. So catechism preceded baptism. And down through the centuries catechizing became a key element of disciple-making. There is no doubt in my mind that the present-day loss of any basic understanding of the meta-narrative of the Christian Faith in the West necessitates some renewed vehicle of catechism. So I am thrilled by this skilfull adaptation of the Second London Confession of Faith and the traditional Baptist Catechism. Pick up and use it in your families and churches!"" Michael A.G. Haykin Chair & Professor of Church History of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary