“This little volume is not set forth as an authoritative rule nor as a code of faith, but as an aid in cases of controversy, a confirmation in the faith, and a means for edification in righteousness. In it the younger members of our church will have a summarized set of divine teachings, and by means of biblical proofs, they will be prepared to give a reason for the hope that is in them. Do not be ashamed of your faith; remember that it is the ancient gospel of martyrs, confessors, reformers, and saints. Above all, it is the truth of God, against which the gates of hell cannot prevail. Let your life adorn your faith, let your example adorn your beliefs. Above all, live in Christ Jesus, and abide in him, believing no teaching that has not been manifestly approved by him and is proper to the Holy Spirit. Cling to the Word of God that is here explained to you”—Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892).
