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    Thirty Questions: A Short Catechism on the Christian Faith
    Thirty Questions: A Short Catechism on the Christian Faith
    Thirty Questions: A Short Catechism on the Christian Faith
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    Thirty Questions: A Short Catechism on the Christian Faith

    By Timothy C. Tennent

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    Thirty Questions-A Short Catechism on the Christian Faith uses the time-tested format of questions-and-answers posed in catechism form to help readers form clear understanding of core Christian doctrinal precepts.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAsbury Seedbed Publishing
    Release dateMar 18, 2013
    ISBN9781628240092
    Thirty Questions: A Short Catechism on the Christian Faith
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    Timothy C. Tennent

    Timothy C. Tennent (PhD, University of Edinburgh, Scotland) is President, Professor of World Christianity at Asbury Theological Seminary.  He is the author of Building Christianity on Indian Foundations and Christianity at the Religious Roundtable. Dr. Tennent and wife, Julie, reside in Wilmore, Kentucky, with their two children, Jonathan and Bethany.

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      Thirty Questions - Timothy C. Tennent

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      Thirty Questions

      A SHORT CATECHISM ON THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

      TIMOTHY C. TENNENT

      Copyright 2012 by Timothy C. Tennent

      All rights reserved. Written permission must be secured from the publisher to use or reproduce any part of this book, except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles.

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      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012955517

      Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-62824-006-1

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      UPDF ISBN: 978-1-62824-010-8

      Cover and page design by Haley Hill

      Cover photo courtesy of Wikipedia.

      Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations marked ESV are taken from the Holy Bible: English Standard Version, copyright © 2001, Wheaton: Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible®. Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

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      Dedicated to the memory of Susanna Wesley (1669–1742), who was the twenty-fifth child in her family, and became the mother of nineteen children. Few could match her deep commitment to catechesis. It is from her that her sons John and Charles first learned the faith. Her own catechesis which she wrote on the Apostles’ Creed, Lord’s Prayer, and Ten Commandments was lost in the famous fire when the rectory burned down but her fifteenth child, John Wesley, was miraculously rescued and became her brand plucked from the burning. It is fitting that today she bears the title Mother of Methodism.

      Contents

      Introduction

      1. Who is God?

      2. How do we know what God is like?

      3. What is the Trinity?

      4. Did God create the world and the human race?

      5. What does it mean that we are created in the image of God?

      6. What is the purpose and meaning of life?

      7. What is sin and how did it enter into the human race?

      8. Why did God call Abraham and enter into a covenant with Isarael?

      9. What was the purpose of the Law?

      10. What was the purpose of the priesthood and the sacrificial system?

      11. What was the purpose of the temple?

      12. Why did God become a man in Jesus Christ?

      13. What was the purpose of Jesus’ life and ministry?

      14. Why did Jesus Christ suffer and die upon the cross?

      15. Why did Jesus Christ rise from the dead and ascend into heaven?

      16. Who is the Holy Spirit and why was he sent?

      17. What is prevenient (preceding) grace?

      18. What is justification?

      19. What is sanctification?

      20. What is glorification?

      21. What is the church?

      22. What is the Bible and why was it given to the church?

      23. What is a sacrament and how many are there?

      24. What are the means of grace?

      25. What is the role of prayer in the life of the Christian?

      26. What is the gospel?

      27. Why are we commanded to make disciples of all nations?

      28. What is the bodily resurrection of the dead?

      29. Why is Jesus returning to judge the world?

      30. What is the ultimate goal and purpose of the people of God?

      Hymn: A Call to Learn

      Appendix A: Apostles’ Creed

      Appendix B: Ten Commandments

      Appendix C: The Lord’s Prayer

      About the Author

      Introduction

      Christians in the Western world have enjoyed a long sojourn at the center of cultural life. For hundreds of years we could expect that, broadly speaking, Judeo-Christian values were held up as worthy of emulation. People may not have followed the Ten Commandments, but they believed that they were true and that they reflected how people should live. Christianity was widely regarded as setting forth the proper moral standard for society. Christian values were generally defended in the church, in the home, and in society.

      Today, Christianity in the Western world is in the diminishing sunset of that kind of relationship with the surrounding culture. Christian values are no longer defended in society, are not taught in most homes and, surprisingly, are even being questioned in some churches that have lost the courage to teach the Christian faith with reasonable clarity. Our society increasingly doubts that truth is even knowable or that ultimate truth exists. The Bible is viewed as an antiquated and contradictory book with a questionable moral framework.

      There is a growing distrust in institutions and authority, whether the government or the church. Religion in general, and Christianity in particular, is often viewed as a shrill, disruptive voice in society, associated more with bigotry and anger than sound values, godly character, and wise counsel for life, not to mention a message of forgiveness and eternal life. A recent national campaign by atheists produced billboards across the nation with a picture of Jesus and the words: Sadistic God, useless Savior, 30,000+ versions of ‘truth’, promotes hate, calls it love. We also live in a period of skepticism about the reliability of historical narratives, whether the iconic account of George Washington crossing the Delaware or Luke writing his gospel. As Christians, we must recognize that the Western world is entering a post-Christian phase which requires a far more deliberate effort to pass down the faith in an intentional way to our children and, indeed, for all of us to understand the basic framework of Christian thought better. In short, we need a rebirth of catechesis.

      The word catechesis means to sound down. It refers to a teaching exchange between a seasoned, secure Christian and a new believer. The church has invested enormous time and energy into catechesis all through history. Small manuals were

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