Annotations to the Heidelberg Catechism - Lord's Day 21
With Reverence and Awe – The Church and the World
Chapter 1 is an exposition of Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 21, Q&A 54. The authors seek to understand from the Catechism what the relationship between the church and the world is in worship. Should the aim of the church be to make worship accessible to the world? Should worship be one occasion where the church displays her otherworldliness?
Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 21-22 Q&A 56,57,58 - Christ’s satisfaction for sin leads to the end of death
Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 21 - The church is the work of the ascended Christ
Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 21 - God the Holy Spirit gathers Christ’s redeemed into one body
Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 21 Q&A 56 - The forgiveness of sins is God’s gracious gift to his church
Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 21 Q&A 56 - For Christ’s sake God does not deal with us according to our sins
Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 21 Q&A 55 - Christ makes his church into a communion of saints
Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 21 Q&A 55 - The communion of saints is Christ’s gift to his people
Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 21 Q&A 54 - Through his Spirit the ascended Christ gathers together the people God gave him
Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 21 Q&A 54 - Christ gathers his church today – and we are part of it!
I "Believe" One Church
The Church of Jesus Christ
This article is an exposition of Lord's Day 21 of the Heidelberg Catechism, looking at the catholic church, the communion of saints, and the biblical teaching of forgiveness.