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The Heidelburg Catechism (1879): Part I
Tracing Reformed Christian doctrines is so satisfying. The Heidelberg Catechism (1879) reflects the enduring pastoral and theological strength of the original 1563. It makes the 1563 Reformed Confession accessible to the 19th-century church. Centered on the comfort of belonging to Christ, it unites doctrine and devotion through its warm, personal question-and-answer style. The HC1879 highlights…
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The Heidelberg Catechism (1879): Lord’s Day — III
Question 6. Did God then create man so wicked and perverse?Answer. By no means, but God created man good, and after his own image (Gen 1:27)[1], in righteousness and true holiness (Eph 4:24)[2] that he might rightly know God his Creator, heartily love him (Col 3:10)[3] and live with him in eternal happiness, to glorify…
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The Heidelberg Catechism (1879): The Misery of Man. Lord’s Day — II
Question 3: Whence knowest thou thy misery?Answer: Out of the law of God (Rom 3:20).[1] Question 4: What doth the law of God require of us?Answer: Christ teaches us that briefly (in Matt 22:37-40): “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, with all thy mind, and with…
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The Heidelberg Catechism (1879): The True Comfort. Lord’s Day — 1
Question I — 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[1]; who with his precious blood hath fully satisfied for all my sins, and delivered me from all the power of…
Eternal Agora 