28.Feb.2010 The Heidelberg: Lord’s Day 9
Q. 26. What believest thou when thou sayest, “I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth”?
A. That the eternal Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (who of nothing made heaven and earth, with all that is in them; who likewise upholds and governs the same by his eternal counsel and providence) [...]
10.Jan.2010 The Heidelberg: Lord’s Day 2
Question 3. Whence knowest thou thy misery?
A. Out of the law of God.
Question 4. What does the law of God require of us?
A. Christ teaches us that briefly, Matt. 22:37-40, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. [...]
03.Jan.2010 The Heidelberg: Lord’s Day 1
Question 1. What is thy only comfort in life and death?
Answer. That I with body and soul, both in life and death, am not my own, but belong unto my faithful Saviour Jesus Christ; who, with his precious blood, has fully satisfied for all my sins, and delivered me from all the power of the [...]
29.Nov.2009 The Heidelberg: Lord’s Day 48
Q. 123. Which is the second petition?
A. “Thy kingdom come”; that is, rule us so by thy word and Spirit, that we may submit ourselves more and more to thee; preserve and increase thy church; destroy the works of the devil, and all violence
which would exalt itself against thee; and also all wicked counsels
devised against [...]
22.Nov.2009 The Heidelberg: Lord’s Day 47
Q. 122. Which is the first petition?
A. “Hallowed be thy name”; that is, grant us, first, rightly to know thee, and to sanctify, glorify and praise thee, in all thy works, in which thy power, wisdom, goodness, justice, mercy and truth, are clearly displayed; and further also, that we may so order and direct
our whole [...]
15.Nov.2009 The Heidelberg: Lord’s Day 46
Q. 120. Why has Christ commanded us to address God thus: “Our Father”?
A. That immediately, in the very beginning of our prayer, he might excite in us a childlike reverence for, and confidence in God, which are the foundation of our prayer: namely, that God is become our Father in Christ, and will much less [...]
08.Nov.2009 The Heidelberg: Lord’s Day 45
Q. 116. Why is prayer necessary for Christians?
A. Because it is the chief part of thankfulness which God requires of us: and also, because God will give his grace and Holy Spirit to those only, who with sincere desires continually ask them of him, and are thankful for them.
Q. 117. What are the requisites [...]
01.Nov.2009 The Heidelberg: Lord’s Day 44
Q. 113. What does the tenth commandment require of us?
A. That even the smallest inclination or thought, contrary to any of God’s commandments, never rise in our hearts; but that at all times
we hate all sin with our whole heart, and delight in all righteousness.
Q. 114. But can those who are converted to God perfectly [...]
25.Oct.2009 The Heidelberg: Lord’s Day 43
Q. 112. What is required in the ninth commandment?
A. That I bear false witness against no man, nor falsify any man’s words; that I be no backbiter, nor slanderer; that I do not judge, nor join in condemning any man rashly, or unheard; but that I avoid
all sorts of lies and deceit, as the proper [...]
22.Oct.2009 Assorted Variety: 10/22/2009
Sources of Satisfaction or Stress for Church Planters Wives
Global Church Advancement shares six primary and eight secondary sources of satisfaction or stress in the lives of church planter’s wives.
(HT: Acts 29 Blog)
Introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism by Michael Horton
Introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism audio recordings from Dr. Horton’s Adult Sunday School classes at Christ United [...]
