Though he’s one of the world’s foremost Reformed theologians, Ferguson has written this book as a simple guide to Christian truth for young people. You’ll search in vain for big words like sanctification, justification, or propitiation. Everything important in Christian doctrine is boiled down to the basics.

It consists of 78 one page chapters, each which could conceivably be read in 30 seconds. There is a question and a one paragraph answer, along with a suggested memory verse and additional Bible reading.

…Each of the chapters presents standard Reformed teaching consistent with the Three Forms of Unity and other confessions. In the Introduction, Ferguson says that he wrote this book for teens. Unless I’m wrong about how well we’re catechizing our youth, I think it would be too basic for most of our older teens. It would be more suitable for 10-13 year old church kids. However, it could also be quite useful for instructing newcomers to the church (older and younger) who have had little or no exposure to Christian doctrine – it would be a great lead-in to the Heidelberg Catechism. Read more»

Wes Bredenhof | September 7, 2026

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