![]() ![]() ![]() As a result, he renders his own opinions more suspect in the mind of a careful reader. So, according to Williamson, no doctrine is more clearly taught in the bible than election (I grant that it is clearly taught, but there are many doctrines more clearly taught), and he repeatedly uses words like "obviously" or "clearly" and is generally overly dismissive of opposing viewpoints. Williamson is also prone to hyperbole-to such an extent that it damages his credibility with the reader. He also tends to focus on his particular pet issues-such as the need for Christian schools as opposed to secular public education-which, regardless of whether the reader agrees with him, are not necessary in a discussion of the Westminster Catechism. So, for example, according to Williamson, it is not wrong to drink alcohol (believer's freedom), but it is wrong to sing any uninspired songs (i.e., songs that are not psalms) as part of Christian worship (regulative principle), even though the Westminster Catechism does not actually take a position on either issue. However, Williamson choose a much more partisan path, and uses the book to present his own particular variety of Presbyterianism and his own interpretation of the Catechism, not the text of the Catechism itself. Ostensibly, the purpose of this book is to present and explain the beliefs contained in the Westminster Shorter Catechism. Really more of a two-and-a-half star book. ![]()
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