>>How stupid do you think “new” Christians are? I think you’re exaggerating how hard this stuff is.
I don’t think I am. I’m really underestimating it. True, they aren’t written using big “churchy” words, but the subject matter for a person who doesn’t even have a firm grasp of the NT is not very essential to their spiritual development. Since I’m a PCA Presbyterian (started out as a Methodist, but I saw the light a couple years ago), I would give them a copy of the Confession and Catechisms before I’d drop Luther and Calvin on them.
I think maybe there is a misunderstanding on your part or maybe I was not clear. I am not telling any Christian to jump into Luther etc before reading the entire Bible. But your catechism idea is a good one.