Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 24 62. Q. But why cannot our good works be our righteousness before God, or at least a part of it? A. Because the righteousness which can stand before the judgment of God must be absolutely perfect and wholly in conformity with the divine Law. But even our best works …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 23 59. Q. But how does it help you now that you believe all this? A. That I am righteous in Christ before God, and an heir of eternal life. 60. Q. How are you righteous before God? A. Only by true faith in Jesus Christ. In spite of the …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 22 57. Q. What comfort does “the resurrection of the body” give you? A. That after this life my soul shall be immediately taken up to Christ, its Head, and that this flesh of mine, raised by the power of Christ, shall be reunited with my soul, and be conformed …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 21 54. Q. What do you believe concerning the “Holy Catholic Church”? A. I believe that, from the beginning to the end of the world, and from among the whole human race, the Son of God, by his Spirit and his Word, gathers, protects, and preserves for himself, in the …
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