In the last few weeks, I have read or re-read several books on different reformed confessions of faith and catechisms from throughout Christian history. I am fascinated by some of these very old writings, and thank God for their faithfulness to the Scriptures and their helpfulness to the saints in understanding the great truths of Christianity. While these writings are not in any way perfect or inspired (indeed, there are several points of disagreement amongst them), they are a great summary of that which is perfect and inspired, namely the 66 books of the Bible.

If you are interested, here are the books I read and recommend for your home library:

The Baptist Confession of Faith and The Baptist Catechism (ARBCA Publications, 2010)

1689 Baptist Confession of Faith: A Modern Exposition (By Samuel Waldron, 1989)

True Confessions: Baptist Documents in the Reformed Family (Edited by James Renihan, 2004)

From Paedobaptism to Credobaptism: A Critique of the Westminster Standards on the Subjects of Baptism (By W. Gary Crampton, 2010)

The Good News We Almost Forgot: Rediscovering the Gospel in a 16th Century Catechism (By Kevin DeYoung, 2010)

A Body of Practical Divinity (By Thomas Watson, 1797)

The Westminster Confession of Faith; the Larger and Shorter Catechisms, with the Scripture Proofs at Large: Together with The Sum of Saving Knowledge and Practical Use Thereof (Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, 1976)

After reading these, my heart is filled all the more with satisfaction in and awe of the great decrees of God, and His redemptive work throughout history to reconcile all things back unto Himself. As a result, I have the desire to make this knowledge accessible and helpful to all of us in the form of regular writings on the questions/answers of the Baptist Catechism. It will be similar in format to what Kevin DeYoung has written in his book on the Heidelberg Catechism, namely short expositions on groups of questions. My hope is that these writings will assist you in developing a deeper understanding of the Scriptures and a greater love for God, and that they will be helpful to families who are working through the catechism at home. Perhaps, Lord willing, if and when I am able to get through all 114 catechism questions, we can move on to the Confession of Faith.

I could very easily be wrong on this point, but I do not know of anything that has been made available like this for our Baptist Catechism. Perhaps there are some puritanical writings - I will need to research that further. May God bless us as we walk through these great truths together.