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Category: Catechism

What are the Means of Grace? (30 Questions)

Broadly speaking, a means of grace refers to all the ways by which Christians grow stronger in their faith and grow in the grace of Christ. In other words, they are God’s instruments to convey grace, including prevenient grace, justifying grace, sanctifying grace and, ultimately, glorifying grace.

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What Is a Sacrament and How Many Are There? (30 Questions)

To receive someone into your home and offer them a bath and a meal is one of the surest signs of full acceptance and a real relationship. This is, essentially, what God does with us after we are rescued from the bondage of sin, brought out of our imprisonment to Satan and into a new life in Christ.

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What Is the Bible and Why Was It Given to the Church? (30 Questions)

The Bible is the standard by which all true Christian belief and practice must be judged and evaluated. However, the Bible was not designed to be merely a rule book or a how-to manual. Rather, the Bible gives us God’s self-revelation in the midst of specific situations and contexts, whether in the life of Israel or the challenges of first-century churches.

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The Nicene Creed

What is the Nicene Creed? What is its historical context? Why does it matter to the Church? The Nicene Creed explained, with Dr. Chuck Gutenson. Watch his video on the Apostles’ Creed. View our growing

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The Apostles' Creed

What is the Apostles’ Creed? What is its historical context? Why does it matter to the Church? Dr. Charles Gutenson shares with us today. View our growing playlist of Seven Minute Seminary here. Check out Dr.

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A Baptist’s Ode to Catechesis

Catechesis has been the church’s continuous ministry of teaching the faith to believers, aiming to instill within them a Christian way of living grounded in Scripture, dripping with theological truth, and spiritually enriching.  As a

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Worship Leaders, Be Catechists!

Worship and Christian education are often kept separate within the church. We have the Sunday school, where generally a lay person teaches a carefully prepared lesson from the Scriptures, and the sanctuary, where a worship

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Why the United Methodist Church Needs a Catechism

Echo Giveaway | “In the same way, the United Methodist Church should not undertake to teach people catechisms only so that more of its members may articulate a clear and concise understanding of the basics of faith, but that through their understanding, Methodists might grow in holiness of heart and life.” Read a great piece by Teddy Ray, co-author of Echo, on reclaiming a vital aspect of our Wesleyan heritage.

 

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