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 …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 3 6. Q. Did God create man evil and perverse like this? A. No. On the contrary, God created man good and in his image, that is, in true righteousness and holiness, so that he might rightly know God his Creator, love him with his whole heart, and live with …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 2 3. Q. Where do you learn of your sin and its wretched consequences? A. From the law of God. 4. Q. What does the Law of God require of us? A. Jesus Christ teaches this in a summary of Matthew 22:37-40: ““You shall love the Lord your God with …
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