For almost 400 years families have been using The Westminster Shorter Catechism as a guide to understanding the basics of the Christian faith. This new, illustrated edition breathes fresh life into these timeless questions and answers, helping a new generation to learn the primary truths drawn from the Bible and laid out by our fathers in the faith. Ira Miniof’s striking images will help families engage with and meditate on the meaning of each entry. A valuable addition to any family’s library.

Also includes a short glossary of practices and concepts used, and an index of Scripture proofs.

The entries are separated into sections for ease of reference:

Our Faith (Questions 1–38)

Life’s Purpose

Holy Scripture

What We Should Believe About God

God’s Plan

Creation

God’s Providence

Sin

Covenant of Grace

Our Savior

Three Offices of the Savior

Savior’s Humiliation

Savior’s Exaltation

Effective Calling

Benefits in this Life

Benefits at Death

Benefits at the Resurrection

God’s Law (Questions 39–87)

The Moral Law

Introduction to the Ten Commandments

The First Commandment

The Second Commandment

The Third Commandment

The Fourth Commandment

The Fifth Commandment

The Sixth Commandment

The Seventh Commandment

The Eighth Commandment

The Ninth Commandment

The Tenth Commandment

Transgressions and Punishment

How Can We Be Saved?

The Means of Grace (Questions 88–99)

The Means of Grace

The Word of God

The Sacraments

Baptism

The Lord’s Supper

Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father In Heaven

Hallowed Be Your Name

Your Kingdom Come

Your Will be Done, On Earth As It Is In Heaven

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

And Forgive Us Our Debts, As We Also Have Forgiven Our Debtors

And Lead Us Not Into Temptation, But Deliver Us From Evil

For Yours Is The Kingdom, And The Power, And The Glory, Forever. Amen