Lesson 2 - Covenant & Catechism Flashcards

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How does Christian education honor the principle of covenants?

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Christian education is the process in helping others in covenant keeping with God.
– We are all created in a covenant with God and we are either covenant keepers or breakers.

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Why should infants be baptized?

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    • Promise of God to you and your child (Acts 2:39, Genesis 17:7, Acts 16:31)
    • Children are heirs to the promise (not salvation) ; Promise = I will be their God and they will be my people”
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Why is catechism critical for Christian education?

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    • Catechism is a system of teaching the beliefs to someone else in a helpful/relevant language that is repeated.
    • Give people a language for what they believe
    • Helps elevate the ordinary > extraordinary and truth > experience
    • People are always being trained in a catechis and being formed by something
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How did catechism fall out of favor in the modern church?

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– Revivalism led to the destruction of catechism

  1. ) 1st Great Awakening
    - - conversion experience became the defining mark of Faith
    - - religion experience became the gateway into faith
  2. ) 2nd Great Awakening
    - - Charles Finney - ordinary was taken away by the extraordinary experience; mourner’s bench; make a decision of faith
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How can a pastor become a more effective catechizer?

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  1. ) Memorize it
  2. ) Quote it
  3. ) Pray it
  4. ) Preach it
  5. ) Own it
  6. ) Encourage parents to teach their children
  7. ) Teach it in Sunday School
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What is meant by Lex Orandi and Lex Credendi?

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    • The law of prayer is the law of belief

- - Belief doesn’t just shape practice, but practice shapes belief (How a person prays shows what they believe)

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