Q. What is your only comfort
in life and in death?
in life and in death?
A. That I am not
my own,
but belong—
but belong—
body and soul,
in life and in death—
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.
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.
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.
Christ, by his Holy Spirit,
assures me of eternal life
and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready
from now on to live for him.
Kim Riddlebarger has a brief but penetrating article on the
opening question of the Heidelberg, which is undoubtedly one of the richest and
certainly warmest symbols to come out of the Reformation. Read Kim’s short exposition over at Ligonier
Ministries. And if you don’t own a
copy, you can read more from this wonderful catechism at the Christian
Reformed Church’s resource page.
No comments:
Post a Comment