Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 46 120. Q. Why has Christ commanded us to address God: “Our Father”? A. That at the very beginning of our prayer he may awaken in us the childlike reverence and trust toward God which should be the motivation of our prayer, which is that God has become our Father …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 44 113. Q. What is required in the tenth commandment? A. That there should never enter our heart even the least inclination or thought contrary to any commandment of God, but that we should always hate sin with our whole heart and find satisfaction and joy in all righteousness. 114. …
Those who nurture and lead a community based on grace and forgiveness can find themselves distanced from those very qualities in their own spiritual life. The openness, vulnerability, and honesty encouraged in disciples of Jesus can be seen as liabilities for leaders. When leaders don’t meaningfully engage in grace and forgiveness themselves their message becomes …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 40 105. Q. What does God require in the sixth commandment? A. That I am not to abuse, hate, injure, or kill my neighbor, either with thought, or by word or gesture, much less by deed, whether by myself or through another, but to lay aside all desire for revenge; …
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