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Heidelberg Catechism retweeted
What is "comfort?" What is yours? How do you live and die in joy? Who is Jesus and what did he do to be worthy of our calling him "my only comfort?
This video leads us through Lord's Day 1 (Q&A 1–2) of the #HeidelbergCatechism.
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Good word from the Heidelberg Catechism this morning. Jesus is the only perfect Savior.
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Heidelberg Catechism 29
Q. Why is the Son of God called “Jesus” meaning “Savior”?
A. Because He saves us from our sins. Salvation cannot be found in anyone else; it is futile to look for any salvation elsewhere.
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#OTD November 13, 1618:
The Dutch Reformed Church convenes the Synod of Dort to settle the growing controversy over Arminianism. The Synod produced the Canons of Dort, affirming the doctrines of grace later summarized as the Five Points of Calvinism. About 200 Arminian ministers were deposed, with several imprisoned or banished.
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If you read this everyday, it will change your life.
Q&A 1
Q. What is your only comfort
in life and in death?
A. That I am not my own,
but belong—
body and soul,
in life and in death—
to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.
He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood,
and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil.
He also watches over me in such a way
that not a hair can fall from my head
without the will of my Father in heaven:
in fact, all things must work together for my salvation.
Because I belong to him,
Christ, by his Holy Spirit,
assures me of eternal life
and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready
from now on to live for him.
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Q&A 1
Q. What is your only comfort
in life and in death?
A. That I am not my own,
but belong—
body and soul,
in life and in death—
to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.
He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood,
and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil.
He also watches over me in such a way
that not a hair can fall from my head
without the will of my Father in heaven:
in fact, all things must work together for my salvation.
Because I belong to him,
Christ, by his Holy Spirit,
assures me of eternal life
and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready
from now on to live for him.
Heidelberg Catechism retweeted
“Even the holiest have only a small beginning of the obedience God requires.”
-Heidelberg Catechism
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“I am not my own” v “My body, my choice” and thus “my choice to kill myself”
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#OnThisDay
May 31, 1567:
Guido de Brès, Reformed pastor and author of the Belgic Confession, is hanged in Valenciennes for his faith. A key figure in the early Dutch Reformation, de Brès had written the confession to explain and defend Protestant beliefs to both King Philip II of Spain and the wider public.
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#OnThisDay
May 29, 1619:
In Holland, the six-month-long Synod of Dort came to a close. Confirming the authority of the Heidelberg Catechism, the Synod’s decisions led to the removal of around 200 Arminian clergy from their offices.
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#OnThisDay
May 6, 1619:
The Canons of Dort, a Calvinist response to the Arminian Remonstrance, are promulgated in Dort’s Great Church before a large congregation.
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#OTD January 19, 1563:
The Heidelberg Catechism, a significant document of Reformed Christian doctrine, is first published in Germany. Commissioned by Elector Frederick III, it was intended as a teaching tool for young people and a guide for pastors and teachers. The catechism quickly gained widespread acceptance and became a foundational text for nearly all European Reformed churches.
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Q. What is your only comfort in life and in death?
A. That I am not my own, but belong—body & soul, in life & death—to my faithful Saviour Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil.
Happy Lord’s Day!
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“The lectures of Zacharius Ursinus as compiled and edited by his student, David Paraeus, are invaluable to understanding the #HeidelbergCatechism. This is especially true for preachers tasked with proclaiming its teaching. Yet, preachers and even those in the pew, may be turned off by its highly “scholastic” structure. Far from making the Catechism more difficult, it was in the Christian use of Aristotle that Ursinus and others sought to analyze, break down, and simplify the teaching of the Word for pastors, who are tasked with preaching to people. In other words, sophistication in the study leads to simplicity in the pulpit. Pastors: immerse yourself in the best of our tradition’s pedagogy and watch your preaching improve and your people’s minds and hearts be enflamed!”
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Os Cânones de Dordt | @RScottClark @MyOnlyComfort @HeidelbergRefo1 heidelblog.net/2024/09/os-ca…
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What is my only comfort in life and death?
That I with body and soul, both in life and death, am not my own, but belong unto my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.
Heidelberg Catechism
Q.1
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Today in my reading #GordonTSmith encouraged the modern #church to the practice of #catechesis as a way to promote #Christian conversion and address #secularism.
#WisdomfromBabylon
#discipleship
#secularity
@MyOnlyComfort
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The Reasons Christians Do Good Works | The Heidelblog
@Heidelcast @HeidelbergRefo1 @RScottClark
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Heidelberg Catechism retweeted
In my opinion, HC 114 and 115 provide the best catechetical statement of the function of the law in the Christian life. The law in the hand of Christ our righteousness is a rule of gratitude (i.e., the "third use" of the law). We love it because it perfectly reflects God's moral nature and Christ's perfect humanity to which we are being conformed. Therefore, we strive to obey the law. However, much sin remains in us in this life, so "even the holiest have only a small beginning of this obedience." But that doesn't excuse us from pursuing, by faith and the gracious work of the Spirit, a life that conforms more and more to ALL of God's commandments. Real, universal, albeit imperfect obedience is the fruit of true faith in Christ. Further, the law continues to expose our remaining sin in this life (i.e., the "first use" of the law) - which continually drives us to Christ and the all-sufficiency of His Cross and righteousness for us. The law also drives us to prayerfully seek the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit in our Christian lives, even as we long for the perfection God will graciously grant us in glory.
HC 114. But can those converted to God keep these commandments perfectly?
A. No.
In this life even the holiest
have only a small beginning of this obedience.
Nevertheless, with all seriousness of purpose,
they do begin to live
according to all, not only some,
of God’s commandments.
HC 115. Since no one in this life can keep the Ten Commandments perfectly, why does God want them preached so pointedly?
A. First, so that all our life long
we may more and more come to know our sinful nature
and thus more eagerly seek the forgiveness of sins
and righteousness in Christ.
Second, so that
we may never stop striving
and never stop praying to God for the grace of the Holy Spirit,
so that we may be renewed more and more after God’s image,
until after this life we reach our goal:
perfection.