This article was first published at Seventeen82
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Associate Reformed Presbyterians adhere to the Westminster
Confession of Faith and Catechisms—a wonderfully biblical thing to do, as we
hope to see from Paul’s letters to Timothy next month. In this series of
articles, I hope to convince you from Scripture of the necessity and wisdom of
mastering and using our doctrinal standards, and then proceed to highlight from
Scripture the riches in Christ that can be gained by way of some of our
theological distinctives.
But, as a way of setting up for that, I’d like for us to
consider from Psalm 78 Israel’s forgetfulness of the Lord and His Word—both in
their own hearts (failing Deut 6:6) and to their children (failing Deut 6:7).
This article will be best-read with your Bible open, taking the time to see
each of the statements from the verses referenced.
Covenant Children’s Right to Be Taught about God
Psalm 78:1–4 teaches us that telling to the next generation the praises of the good, great, saving God is an obligation not an option. v4 refers to failure to do so as “hiding” the “praises of the LORD and His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.”
