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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…
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Why Creeds and Confessions
Creeds and confessions help Christians clearly say what the Bible teaches. They do not replace Scripture; they summarize it. Confession is biblical. Jesus taught confession, the apostles practiced it, and the early church embraced it. Confession helps us deal honestly with our sin and recognize our sinful nature. A willingness to confess shows that the…
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Alone Was The Heaviest Burden
The poor man believed trust was a trick the world played on the weak. So he learned to walk alone, eyes down, fists closed. When others spoke kindly, he listened for the hidden cost. When help appeared, he stepped around it as if it were a snare. He worked harder than anyone. He pushed himself…
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Rethinking Equality, Responsibility and Faith
As we step into a new year, many of us make resolutions about becoming more disciplined, more generous, more faithful. But before we rush forward, it’s worth asking a deeper question: What has God entrusted to me, and how am I using it? Inequality Isn’t Always Evil — Abuse Is Not all inequality is wrong.…
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The Universe Exploded Into Being
“Where did the world come from? Some people today believe that “the universe exploded into being.” Is this true—or even possible? Today, R.C. Sproul points out the fatal flaw behind this idea. Transcript “I heard one of the newscasters speak on television saying that fifteen billion years ago the universe exploded into being. And he…
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The Birth Of Time
ALL KNOWLEDGE COMES FROM TWO SOURCES: NATURAL PHILOSOPHY /SCIENCE AND GOD. According to science/natural philosophy, there was no time before 13.8 billion years ago. Therefore, we cannot look further into the past. About 13.8 billion years ago, the universe began with the Big Bang, a singularity from which space, time, matter, and energy expanded. Within…
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Mathematical Truh vs God
Mathematical truth is built on logical reasoning and consistency. Human reasoning alone cannot fully know God. But it is helpful. Thus, human beings think, perceive, and act accordingly via human reasoning and spiritual truth (Christian biblical truth). Physical man | Human Reasoning Babies are conceived and born through a natural biological process that begins when…
Eternal Agora 