Creeds & Confessions   Prayer & Devotions   C.R.C. Stuff

Introduction & Index Lord's Day 1 Lord's Day 2 Lord's Day 3 Lord's Day 4 Lord's Day 5 Lord's Day 6 Lord's Day 7 Lord's Day 8 Lord's Day 9 Lord's Day 10 Lord's Day 11 Lord's Day 12 Lord's Day 13 Lord's Day 14 Lord's Day 15 Lord's Day 16 Lord's Day 17 Lord's Day 18 Lord's Day 19 Lord's Day 20 Lord's Day 21 Lord's Day 22 Lord's Day 23 Lord's Day 24 Lord's Day 25 Lord's Day 26 Lord's Day 27 Lord's Day 28 Lord's Day 29 Lord's Day 30 Lord's Day 31 Lord's Day 32 Lord's Day 33 Lord's Day 34 Lord's Day 35 Lord's Day 36 Lord's Day 37 Lord's Day 38 Lord's Day 39 Lord's Day 40 Lord's Day 41 Lord's Day 42 Lord's Day 43 Lord's Day 44 Lord's Day 45 Lord's Day 46 Lord's Day 47 Lord's Day 48 Lord's Day 49 Lord's Day 50 Lord's Day 51 Lord's Day 52 Heidelberg Catechism Menu

Lord's Day 7
Prev   Text File   Next

20   Q. Are all saved through Christ
just as all were lost through Adam?
A. No.
Only those are saved
who by true faith
   are grafted into Christ
   and accept all his blessings.1

1 Matt. 7:14; John 3:16, 18, 36; Rom. 11:16-21
back to the top
21   Q. What is true faith?
A. True faith is
   not only a knowledge and conviction
      that everything God reveals in his Word is true;1
it is also a deep-rooted assurance,2
   created in me by the Holy Spirit3 through the gospel,4
   that, out of sheer grace earned for us by Christ,5
      not only others, but I too,6
         have had my sins forgiven,
         have been made forever right with God,
         and have been granted salvation.7

1 John 17:3, 17; Heb. 11:1-3; James 2:19
2 Rom. 4:18-21; 5:1; 10:10; Heb. 4:14-16
3 Matt. 16:15-17; John 3:5; Acts 16:14
4 Rom. 1:16; 10:17; 1 Cor. 1:21
5 Rom. 3:21-26; Gal. 2:16; Eph. 2:8-10
6 Gal. 2:20
7 Rom. 1:17; Heb. 10:10
back to the top
22   Q. What then must a Christian believe?
  A. Everything God promises us in the gospel.1
   That gospel is summarized for us
   in the articles of our Christian faith--
   a creed beyond doubt,
   and confessed throughout the world.

1 Matt. 28:18-20; John 20:30-31
back to the top
23   Q. What are these articles?
A. I believe in God, the Father almighty,
   creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
   who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
   and born of the virgin Mary.
   He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
   was crucified, died, and was buried;
   he descended to hell.
   The third day he rose again from the dead.
   He ascended to heaven
   and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
   From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
   the holy catholic church,
   the communion of saints,
   the forgiveness of sins,
   the resurrection of the body,
   and the life everlasting. Amen.
back to the top