Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 8 24. Q. How are these articles [the clauses of the Apostles’ Creed] divided? A. Into three parts: The first concerns God the Father and our creation; the second, God the Son and our redemption; and the third, God the Holy Spirit and our sanctification. 25. Q. Since there is …
I’ve mentioned before that it is one a paradox of the contemporary church that groups which might be identified as conservative or Bible believing can have surprisingly little Scripture read during their services, while those that might be characterised as progressive or liberal in their attitude to Scripture can have four separate readings each week. …
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 …
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