{"product_id":"covenantal-catechism-book-3-bundle","title":"Covenantal Catechism, Book 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eCovenantal Catechism \u003c\/em\u003ehelps parents raise children who need more Scriptural understanding of 1 Kings to to Malachi so they can make a clear and complete biblical confession of faith and live it out. Book 3 is f\u003c\/span\u003eor beginners or ages 7-8. Book 3 surveys 1 Kings to Malachi and contains lessons, reviews, memory work and songs, and Bible reading assignments. \u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeacher's Handbook \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003econtains instructions for effective teaching of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook 3: Genesis to Malachi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and an answer key.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach purchase come with a download of \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/canonpress.com\/products\/songs-of-the-covenant-audio-download?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=songs+of+the+coven\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003eSongs of the Covenant\u003c\/a\u003e\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCatechism Means Question and Answer\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca title=\"Covenantal Catechism - Book 1 Table of Contents\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/7585\/1062\/files\/CB-6001-01.pdf?110\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter Jesus had led and taught the disciples three years, He posed this question to them, \"Who do you say that I am?\" Peter answered, \"You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmbedded in that short exchange is the essence of catechism and the essence of the covenant. Covenant is God revealing Himself and his people responding. This catechism curriculum then is built on that premise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince God’s revelation of Himself is one of the words He expects His people to respond first of all with words. It is upon that \"God speaking, people answering\" dynamic that this covenantal catechism program is based.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTeaching What God Says—The Bible\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first part of a covenantal catechism program then will consist of teaching our children what God has said and is saying to them in His Word, the Bible. The series of books you see on this site is dedicated to assisting in filling that purpose—to reveal through the Bible the Word and works of our God. We may call this first part\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScripture Catechism\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTeaching What the Church Answers—The Confessions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second part of a covenantal catechism program will teach our children how they should answer our God; what confession of faith they should make. This normally takes form by teaching them the confessions of the church to which they belong. Although Line of Promise Press does not yet publish confessional catechetical material, much is available. You will find a page listing material available on this site. We call this second part\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConfessional Catechism\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat Is Our Doctrinal Position? Reformed and Covenantal\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese books are\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eScripture Catechism\u003c\/em\u003e, and express a standpoint that is both\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eReformed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ecovenantal\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe teaching is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eReformed\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"explain\"\u003eThe books teach from a perspective reflecting the great Reformation confessions — the Heidelberg Catechism, the Belgic Confession, the Canons of Dort, and the Westminster Confession and Catechisms. They belong to the heritage commonly known as “Reformed” to distinguish it from the Lutheran and Anabaptist streams of the Reformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Scripture catechism books clearly follow the great Reformation themes of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eScripture Alone\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBy Faith Alone\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThrough Grace Alone\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy Christ Alone\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo God Alone Be the Glory\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe teaching is clearly\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ecovenantal\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe books and lessons teach that the Bible is the one revelation of the Triune God. God’s revelation is one, His church is one—Old Testament and New Testament—His salvation is one, always and only through Jesus Christ, from Adam onward.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey teach that God, from Adam to the present, has included children in the unbelief, and also in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ebelief\u003c\/em\u003e, of their parents. These books, therefore, teach that infants born to believers are, along with their parents, members of the Church of Jesus Christ.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey teach that as God establishes His covenant with children, He speaks to them through His Word, also by means of catechism instruction, and expects and requires an answer of faith from these children.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey teach that the children are a covenantal unity of prophet, priest, and king. This means that the children, as an image of God, have been equipped with intellect, emotion, and will. This catechetical instruction will seek to inform their intellect, their mind; to call for a response of faith and love from their heart, and finally to challenge them to choose, to act, to live, in obedience to God.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Owen commends catechism teaching by saying, \"More knowledge is ordinarily diffused, especially among the young and ignorant, by one hour’s catechetical exercise, than by many hours continual discourse.\" You will find that all the great Reformers and church leaders of the 16th and 17th centuries—Calvin, Luther, Knox—called catechetical instruction essential.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonald Van Dyken\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis a pastor at Trinity Church of Tri Cities in Washington State, and has penned the work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRediscovering Catechism\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harry Van Dyken","offers":[{"title":"Book 3: 1 Kings to Malachi","offer_id":41201596956787,"sku":"CB-6003-01","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Teacher Edition","offer_id":41201596989555,"sku":"CB-6003-02","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0590\/5462\/0787\/files\/Book3STCover.jpg?v=1763760467","url":"https:\/\/wholesale.canonpress.com\/products\/covenantal-catechism-book-3-bundle","provider":"Canon B2B","version":"1.0","type":"link"}