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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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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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Dum Khyhkung On Bibikung
Khawsoih bawithli (chief priests), cangsakna awl thutkungthli (scribes) on Judah thlang ahamcathli (elders) lawng baptisma tuinymna pekung Johan he Pathen thlang (tawngha) ni tite atangna u nawh. Tede Jesu lawngtah Johan he Pathen thlang ni tite aming. Aming byng khok myh la Johan kah tuinymna te adyyn pe. Adyyn pe byng khok myh la, tare…
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Thlanghing Ngo-ngaihna
Im theen on mawtaw khyhton koova (sui-nguun-tangka) nawh atah he lai ah khaw sa thai nawh. Tangka lawng thlanghing kah taksa ben ngongaihna phyn soprep pe thai dawngah tangka he metila ka dangna thai ai tite thlanghing mingna pouh lawng apok u. Hetila pokna tah aka thym thaihu ni — thlanghing ng’mingna u dawngah tetila…
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Pathen Lawng Ongcathli Hoop Opsoh
Pathen hai ah soprep boih tah tyng kor la awm. Lai thlanghing lawngtah boih ming thai nawh. Pathen hai atah Khrihca tak on tak nawh tyng kor la awm. Thlanghing lawngtah Tuinymna dangtih Bawipa Thlembuh aka vel thlangtah Khrihca tak cawi nih ng’ti u parap. Khrih thlangbol (local church) ah Khrih hingna akhyh tak on…
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Heaven and Hell: The Question That Matters Most
When we are children, it is normal to feel confused when people talk about God. Many of us grow up in Christian families and accept Christian faith without fully understanding who God is or what that faith means. Even in Christian communities, people may speak seriously about God during church gatherings, but live as though…
Eternal Agora 