Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 7 20. Q. Will all men, then, be saved through Christ as they became lost through Adam? A. No. Only those who, by true faith, are incorporated into him and accept all his benefits. 21. Q. What is true faith? A. It is not only a certain knowledge by which …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 6 16. Q. Why must he be a true and righteous man? A. Because God’s righteousness requires that man who has sinned should make reparation for sin, but the man who is himself a sinner cannot pay for others. 17. Q. Why must he at the same time be true …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 5 12. Q. Since, then, by the righteous judgment of God we have deserved temporal and eternal punishment, how may we escape this punishment, come again to grace, and be reconciled to God? A. God wills that his righteousness be satisfied; therefore, payment in full must be made to his …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 4 9. Q. Is not God unjust in requiring of man in his Law what he cannot do? A. No, for God so created man that he could do it. But man, upon the instigation of the devil, by deliberate disobedience, has cheated himself and all his descendants out of …
mgpcpastor's blog 