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 …
Fleming Rutledge skewers the central conceit behind the supposed superiority of being ‘spiritual’ rather than ‘religious’: they’re both manifestations of the same condition. Humans need neither. What they need is justification through Christ. From Rutledge: Spirituality, too, like religion, is essentially a human activity or trait that stands in stark contrast to faith. To put …
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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