Particular Baptist Pedagogy: An Orthodox Catechism

Wednesday 2/25/26

Particular Baptist Pedagogy

An Orthodox Catechism: Question 113

It is unlawful to swear by other than God. 

An Orthodox Catechism was written by Hercules Collins in 1680 and is a revision of The Heidelberg Catechism, modified to reflect the views of Particular Baptists. 

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Scripture References for Question 113:

a.

2 Corinthians 1:23 "But I call God to witness against me—it was to spare you that I refrained from coming again to Corinth."

b.

Matthew 5:34-36 "But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, [35] or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. [36] And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black."

James 5:12 "But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation."

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Tuesday 2/24/26

Particular Baptist Pedagogy

An Orthodox Catechism: Question 112

Swearing reverently by God’s name

Note that the original question in the RBAP edition contains a grammatically incorrect sentence that makes it difficult or impossible to understand. An alternate version of this question has been used that is more coherent. The original question is below:

Q. 112. May a man swear reverently by the name of God? 

A. Yes, he may when lawful magistrates or necessity require it. By this means the faith and truth of any man, or thing to be ratified and established, both the glory of God may be advanced and the safety of others procured. This kind of swearing is ordained by God’s word (a), and therefore was well-used by the fathers both in the Old and New Testament (b).

An Orthodox Catechism was written by Hercules Collins in 1680 and is a revision of The Heidelberg Catechism, modified to reflect the views of Particular Baptists. 

The edition of An Orthodox Catechism used for these recordings was edited by Michael A.G. Haykin and G. Stephen Weaver, Jr, published in 2014 by RBAP. It can be purchased from Amazon at the link below. 

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The music in this episode is "The Beat of Nature" by Olexy. You can find his page on Pixabay at the link below. 

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Scripture References for Question 112:

a.

Deuteronomy 6:13 "It is the LORD your God you shall fear. Him you shall serve and by his name you shall swear."

Deuteronomy 10:20 "You shall fear the LORD your God. You shall serve him and hold fast to him, and by his name you shall swear."

Isaiah 48:1 "Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who came from the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD and confess the God of Israel, but not in truth or right."

Hebrews 6:16 "For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation."

b.

Genesis 21:24 "And Abraham said, “I will swear."

Genesis 21:31 "Therefore that place was called Beersheba, because there both of them swore an oath."

Joshua 9:15 "And Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore to them."

Joshua 9:19 "But all the leaders said to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we may not touch them."

2 Samuel 3:35

1 Kings 1:29

Romans 1:9

The text of some of the scripture proofs has been excluded due to space.

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Monday 2/23/26

Particular Baptist Pedagogy

An Orthodox Catechism: Question 111

Taking God’s name in vain is so grievous that we must oppose it. 

An Orthodox Catechism was written by Hercules Collins in 1680 and is a revision of The Heidelberg Catechism, modified to reflect the views of Particular Baptists. 

The edition of An Orthodox Catechism used for these recordings was edited by Michael A.G. Haykin and G. Stephen Weaver, Jr, published in 2014 by RBAP. It can be purchased from Amazon at the link below. 

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Scripture References for Question 111:

a.

Leviticus 5:1 "If anyone sins in that he hears a public adjuration to testify, and though he is a witness, whether he has seen or come to know the matter, yet does not speak, he shall bear his iniquity;"

b.

Leviticus 24:15-16 "And speak to the people of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin. [16] Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death."

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Friday 2/20/26

Particular Baptist Pedagogy

An Orthodox Catechism: Question 110

The requirements of the third commandment.

An Orthodox Catechism was written by Hercules Collins in 1680 and is a revision of The Heidelberg Catechism, modified to reflect the views of Particular Baptists. 

The edition of An Orthodox Catechism used for these recordings was edited by Michael A.G. Haykin and G. Stephen Weaver, Jr, published in 2014 by RBAP. It can be purchased from Amazon at the link below. 

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Scripture References for Question 110:

a.

Leviticus 19:12 "You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD."

Leviticus 24:11 "and the Israelite woman’s son blasphemed the Name, and cursed. Then they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan."

b.

Matthew 5:37 "Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil."

James 5:12 "But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation."

c.

1 Tim 2:8 "I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling;"

d.

Matthew 10:32 "So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven,"

e.

Romans 2:24 "For, as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you."

Colossians 3:17 "And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."

1 Timothy 6:1 "Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled."

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Thursday 2/19/26

Particular Baptist Pedagogy

An Orthodox Catechism: Question 109

The third commandment.

An Orthodox Catechism was written by Hercules Collins in 1680 and is a revision of The Heidelberg Catechism, modified to reflect the views of Particular Baptists. 

The edition of An Orthodox Catechism used for these recordings was edited by Michael A.G. Haykin and G. Stephen Weaver, Jr, published in 2014 by RBAP. It can be purchased from Amazon at the link below. 

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Since Q109 is a quote of Exodus 20:7, there are no scripture references for Q109. 

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Wednesday 2/18/26

Particular Baptist Pedagogy

An Orthodox Catechism: Question 108

We must be taught by the word, not images, lest we be wiser than God. 

An Orthodox Catechism was written by Hercules Collins in 1680 and is a revision of The Heidelberg Catechism, modified to reflect the views of Particular Baptists. 

The edition of An Orthodox Catechism used for these recordings was edited by Michael A.G. Haykin and G. Stephen Weaver, Jr, published in 2014 by RBAP. It can be purchased from Amazon at the link below. 

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Scripture References for Question 108:

a.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, [17] that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work."

2 Peter 1:19 "And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,"

b.

Jeremiah 10:8ff "They are both stupid and foolish; the instruction of idols is but wood!"

Habakkuk 2:18-19 "What profit is an idol when its maker has shaped it, a metal image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation when he makes speechless idols! [19] Woe to him who says to a wooden thing, Awake; to a silent stone, Arise! Can this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in it."

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Tuesday 2/17/26

Particular Baptist Pedagogy

An Orthodox Catechism: Question 107

Images may not be used in worship.

An Orthodox Catechism was written by Hercules Collins in 1680 and is a revision of The Heidelberg Catechism, modified to reflect the views of Particular Baptists. 

The edition of An Orthodox Catechism used for these recordings was edited by Michael A.G. Haykin and G. Stephen Weaver, Jr, published in 2014 by RBAP. It can be purchased from Amazon at the link below. 

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The music in this episode is "The Beat of Nature" by Olexy. You can find his page on Pixabay at the link below. 

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Scripture References for Question 107:

a.

Exodus 23:24 "you shall not bow down to their gods nor serve them, nor do as they do, but you shall utterly overthrow them and break their pillars in pieces."

Exodus 34:13-14 "You shall tear down their altars and break their pillars and cut down their Asherim [14] (for you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God),"

Exodus 34:17 "You shall not make for yourself any gods of cast metal."

Numbers 33:52 "then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you and destroy all their figured stones and destroy all their metal images and demolish all their high places."

Deuteronomy 7:5 "But thus shall you deal with them: you shall break down their altars and dash in pieces their pillars and chop down their Asherim and burn their carved images with fire."

Deuteronomy 12:13 "Take care that you do not offer your burnt offerings at any place that you see,"

Deuteronomy 16:22 "And you shall not set up a pillar, which the LORD your God hates."

2 Kings 18:4 "He removed the high places and broke the pillars and cut down the Asherah. And he broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the people of Israel had made offerings to it (it was called Nehushtan)."

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Monday 2/16/26

Particular Baptist Pedagogy

An Orthodox Catechism: Question 106

The second commandment forbids images of God.

An Orthodox Catechism was written by Hercules Collins in 1680 and is a revision of The Heidelberg Catechism, modified to reflect the views of Particular Baptists. 

The edition of An Orthodox Catechism used for these recordings was edited by Michael A.G. Haykin and G. Stephen Weaver, Jr, published in 2014 by RBAP. It can be purchased from Amazon at the link below. 

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Scripture References for Question 106:

a.

Deuteronomy 4:15ff "Therefore watch yourselves very carefully. Since you saw no form on the day that the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire,"

Isaiah 40:18ff "To whom then will you liken God, or what likeness compare with him?"

Acts 17:29 "Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man."

Romans 1:23ff "and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things."

b.

Deuteronomy 12:30ff "take care that you be not ensnared to follow them, after they have been destroyed before you, and that you do not inquire about their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods?—that I also may do the same."

1 Samuel 15:23 "For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has also rejected you from being king."

Matthew 15:9 "in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men."

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Friday 2/13/26

Particular Baptist Pedagogy

An Orthodox Catechism: Question 105

The second commandment 

An Orthodox Catechism was written by Hercules Collins in 1680 and is a revision of The Heidelberg Catechism, modified to reflect the views of Particular Baptists. 

The edition of An Orthodox Catechism used for these recordings was edited by Michael A.G. Haykin and G. Stephen Weaver, Jr, published in 2014 by RBAP. It can be purchased from Amazon at the link below. 

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Since Q105 is a quote of Exodus 20:4-6, there are no scripture references for Q105. 

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Thursday 2/12/26

Particular Baptist Pedagogy

An Orthodox Catechism: Question 104

Idolatry is resting our hope in anything but God. 

An Orthodox Catechism was written by Hercules Collins in 1680 and is a revision of The Heidelberg Catechism, modified to reflect the views of Particular Baptists. 

The edition of An Orthodox Catechism used for these recordings was edited by Michael A.G. Haykin and G. Stephen Weaver, Jr, published in 2014 by RBAP. It can be purchased from Amazon at the link below. 

https://shorturl.at/aoQ13

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Scripture References for Question 104:

a.

John 5:23 "that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him."

Galatians 4:8 "Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods."

Philippians 3:19 "Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things."

Ephesians 2:12 "remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world."

Ephesians 5:5 "For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God."

1 John 2:23 "No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also."

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