Keach's Catechism

The Keach's Catechism, also called the Baptist Catechism, is a Particular Baptistcatechism consisting of a set of basic questions and answers from scripture teaching readers the basics of the Baptist faith.

The Catechism is similar to the earlier Westminster Catechism and Heidelberg Catechism except for the sections on Baptism. It followed the Second London Confession of Faith drafted up in 1677 which was later ratified by over 100 Baptist congregations in England and Wales in 1689, which was signed by Hanserd Knollys, William Kiffin, Benjamin Keach, and others Baptist divines. The Confession was written by English Baptists who held to a Calvinistic analysis to give a formal scriptural explanation of their Christian faith from a Baptist perspective. One of the preachers active in creating the Second London Confession of Faith, Benjamin Keach, is often credited with the writing of the Baptist Catechism, also commonly known as "Keach's Catechism" (although it was likely compiled by William Collins, Keach's associate in drafting the Confession of Faith). The catechism was officially published by the British Particular Baptists in 1693. The Second London Confession, which the Baptist Catechism was based upon, was later adopted by the Philadelphia Baptist Association in 1742, in America.