What role should creeds, confessions, and catechisms play in the church? It is this question that this article deals with.

In this part of the series on the Westminster Confession, the author focuses on the process of producing the catechisms, as far as can be obtained from the records that remain. The author discusses some doctrinal issues that were the subject of extended debate.

Catechisms were one of the blessings of the Reformation. They serve the purpose of explaining Scripture. By looking at the second commandment this article demonstrates the usefulness of catechisms.