The Heidelberg Catechism

Question 1

What is thy only comfort in life and death?

Answer

That I with body and soul, both in life and death, (a) am not my own, (b) but belong unto my faithful Savior Jesus Christ; (c) who, with his precious blood, has fully satisfied for all my sins, (d) and delivered me from all the power of the devil; (e) and so preserves me (f) that without the will of my heavenly Father, not a hair can fall from my head; (g) yea, that all things must be subservient to my salvation, (h) and therefore, by his Holy Spirit, He also assures me of eternal life, (I) and makes me sincerely willing and ready, henceforth, to live unto him. (j)

a Lord, Speak to Me, That I May Speak Canonbury https://youtu.be/7mLa0Z2YM4U

Built on the Rock the Church Doth Stand Kirken den er et https://youtu.be/D118w1Uuoug

The Lord is King! Lift up Thy Voice Church Triumphant https://youtu.be/1qsOKYZjDxE

I Will Sing of My Redeemer My Redeemer https://youtu.be/Z-J2BCsP0OI

Jesus, Priceless Treasure Jesu, Meine Freude https://youtu.be/O1BbBsa9O6U

Would You be Free From the Burden of Sin There is Power in the Blood https://youtu.be/WXJhVXK9p_k

To God Be the Glory To God be the Glory https://youtu.be/eIN2mbzTnmw

All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name Coronation https://youtu.be/UuWn5zpheFE

O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing Azmon https://youtu.be/AgV_dQQN5cU

I Bind Unto Myself Today St Patrick https://youtu.be/VX0Au21A6Yw

Thine Forever, God of Love Vienna https://youtu.be/SlDY5afn8HM

Yield Not to Temptation Yield Not to Temptation https://youtu.be/Y3ZrEV4UTYc

All my Hope on God is Founded Michael https://youtu.be/XhPqiaS9gKI

Why Should I Feel Discouraged His Eye is on the Sparrow https://youtu.be/08FA5-HF2Vk

God Moves in a Mysterious Way Dundee https://youtu.be/aa9YkymQQgk

Standing on the Promises Standing on the Promises https://youtu.be/G4EYBaN_LeY

Gracious Spirit, Dove Divine Mercy https://youtu.be/5MFKir3C0z8

Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound Arlington https://youtu.be/j12shkzoqwk

Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine! Assurance https://youtu.be/gCh7RP9hKCA

Come, Gracious Spirit, Heavenly Dove Good Shepherd https://youtu.be/EwJpwjnZUzg

How Happy Every Child of Grace Alida https://youtu.be/JJcPLODNh34

(a) Romans 14:7-8 For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. 8 If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

(b) 1 Corinthians 6:19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

(c) 1 Corinthians 3:23 and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God.

Titus 2:14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

(d) 1 Peter 1:18 – 19 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.

1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.

1 John 2:2, 12 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. 12 I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.

(e) Hebrews 2:14 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—

1 John 3:8 The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.

John 8:34-36 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. 35 Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

(f) John 6:39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day.

John 10:28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.

2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

1 Peter 1:5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

(g) Matthew 10:29-31 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Luke 21:18 But not a hair of your head will perish.

(h) Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

(I) 2 Corinthians 1:20-22 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. 21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22 set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

2 Corinthians 5:5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

Ephesians 1:13-14 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.

Romans 8:16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.

(j) Romans 8:14For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.

1 John 3:3 All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.

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Question 2

How many things are necessary for thee to know, that thou, enjoying this comfort, mayest live and die happily?

Answer

Three; (a) the first, how great my sins and miseries are; (b) the second, how I may be delivered from all my sins and miseries; (c) the third, how I shall express my gratitude to God for such deliverance. (d)

a: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say Evan https://youtu.be/LfWZcRTIzaQ

O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing Arlington https://youtu.be/uIbnLW-UN04

More Love to Thee, O Christ More Love to Thee https://youtu.be/K2zULTlKnOg

By Grace I am an Heir of Heaven Neumark – alt https://youtu.be/_j9OqVBW4bo

b: Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies Lux Prima https://youtu.be/EOc1b9XxIpE

For Ever With the Lord Carlisle https://youtu.be/Td1AMOapv4o

c: How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds Evan https://youtu.be/KG3sxdW6ZeI

O Sing A Song of Bethlehem Kingsfold https://youtu.be/nRXvyIjWEHQ

d: Walk in the Light; So Shalt Thou Know Manoah https://youtu.be/IDOlUfvEYaM

Christ is Made the Sure Foundation Regent Square https://youtu.be/gVUtouTsWXU

O Jesus, I Have Promised Angel’s Story https://youtu.be/zpBqddKKziE

(a) Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Luke 24:46-48 He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these.”

1 Corinthians 6:11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Titus 3:3-7 At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.

(b) John 9:41 Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

John 15:22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

(c) John 17:3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

Acts 4:12 “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”

Acts 10:43 “All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

(d) Ephesians 5:8-11 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) 10 and find out what pleases the Lord. 11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

1 Peter 2:9-10 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Romans 6:1-2, 12-13 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13 Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness.

The First Part – Of The Misery Of Man

2. Lord’s Day

Question 3

Whence knowest thou thy misery?

Answer

Out of the law of God. (a)

a: God’s Holy Law, Transgressed Boylston https://youtu.be/GzJg-eavFU8

(a) Romans 3:20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.

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Question 4

What does the law of God require of us?

Answer

Christ teaches us that briefly, Matt. 22:37-40, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first and the great commandment; and the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”

a: Spirit of God, Descend Upon my Heart Morecambe https://youtu.be/MIOwwihkVSQ

Lord, I Want to Be a Christian I Want to Be a Christian https://youtu.be/c0-_yjPSBq4

Judge Eternal, Throned in Splendor Bis willkommen https://youtu.be/HCW3uDM5SPU

Love Came Down at Christmas Christmastide https://youtu.be/IaVaWfGkKKA

Hark, My Soul, It is the Lord! Campian https://youtu.be/5DaE5Bnub_8

(a) Matthew 22:37-40 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

Leviticus 19:18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

Mark 12:30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.

Luke 10:27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

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Question 5

Canst thou keep all these things perfectly?

Answer

In no wise; (a) for I am prone by nature to hate God and my neighbor.(b)

a Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me Coberly https://youtu.be/x9DBAYb9vuY

Lead, Kindly Light Lux Benigna https://youtu.be/z6QaKyWrpww

b Where Shall My Wondering Soul Begin Christ the Friend https://youtu.be/ZnZGtWJFuj8

Lord, We Confess Our Numerous Faults St Flavian https://youtu.be/-WQWgCgJtiY

All Mankind Fell in Adam’s Fall Wenn wir in hochsten Noten https://youtu.be/x1DAKgvkk48

Sing to the Lord of Harvest Greenland https://youtu.be/pry-rVnMfMI

Open, Lord, My Inward Ear Hymn to Joy https://youtu.be/9Ffk83OlGxg

Approach, My Soul, the Mercy Seat Contemplation https://youtu.be/a5QNkYnFbPw

a) Romans 3:10,20,23 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one; 20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin. 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…

1 John 1:8,10 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.

(b) Romans 8:7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.

Ephesians 2:3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.

Titus 3:3 At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

Genesis 6:5 The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.

Genesis 8:21 The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though[a] every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done.

Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

Romans 7:23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me.

3. Lord’s Day

Question 6

Did God then create man so wicked and perverse?

Answer

By no means; but God created man good, (a) and after his own image, (b) in true righteousness and holiness, that he might rightly know God his Creator, heartily love him and live with him in eternal happiness to glorify and praise him. (c)

a All Things Bright and Beautiful All Things Bright and Beautiful https://youtu.be/MIBfzG1PuDc

b Of the Father’s Love Begotten Divinum Mysterium https://youtu.be/DHhlpan7V-I

c At the Name of Jesus King’s Weston https://youtu.be/s7SaXnUjUhg

Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness Confidence https://youtu.be/HHnfbs4rGr0

Jesus, The Very Thought of Thee Evan alt 2 https://youtu.be/fA5sGjRs1yg

(a) Genesis 1:31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

(b) Genesis 1:26 – 27 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” 27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

(c) Colossians 3:9 – 10 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

Ephesians 4:23 – 24 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

2 Corinthians 3:18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

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Question 7

Whence then proceeds this depravity of human nature?

Answer

From the fall and disobedience of our first parents, Adam and Eve, in Paradise; (a) hence our nature is become so corrupt, that we are all conceived and born in sin. (b)

a This is My Father’s World Terra Beata https://youtu.be/ThlHAfnCUAA

Praise to the Holiest in the Height Billing https://youtu.be/yDTk8xLizUo

b Show Pity, Lord, O Lord Forgive Abends https://youtu.be/Ax78InbnlxY

(a) Genesis 3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”

4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”

10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”

11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”

12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. 15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

16 To the woman he said, “I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. 18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.

19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.” 20 Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.

21 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. 22 And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” 23 So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. 24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

Romans 5:12,18 – 19 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned— 18 Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people. 19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

(b) Psalm 51:5 Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

Genesis 5:3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.

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Question 8

Are we then so corrupt that we are wholly incapable of doing any good, and inclined to all wickedness?

Answer

Indeed we are; (a) except we are regenerated by the Spirit of God. (b)

a Come, Ye Thankful People, Come Spanish Hymn https://youtu.be/eU_y_ct8_os

Breathe on Me, Breath of God Trentham https://youtu.be/ZAPLYPHXOn4

Lord, We are Vile, Conceived in Sin Uxbridge https://youtu.be/MVJisUWXz9E

Like Sheep We Went Astray Aylesbury https://youtu.be/HgTSt-ytULw

b The Church’s One Foundation Aurelia https://youtu.be/yyjNfP9yTs0

Spirit of Faith, Come Down Bealoth https://youtu.be/j_w8mgd7sFI

Be Thou My Vision Slane https://youtu.be/SvIBlJD0exs

(a) Genesis 8:21The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done.

John 3:6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.

Genesis 6:5 The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.

Job 14:4 Who can bring what is pure from the impure? No one!

Job 15:14, 16 “What are mortals, that they could be pure, or those born of woman, that they could be righteous? 16 how much less mortals, who are vile and corrupt, who drink up evil like water!

Isaiah 53:6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

(b) John 3:3, 5 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” 5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.”

1 Corinthians 12:3 Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.

4. Lord’s Day

Question 9

Does not God then do injustice to man, by requiring from him in his law, that which he cannot perform?

Answer

Not at all; (a) for God made man capable of performing it; but man, by the instigation of the devil, (b) and his own willful disobedience, (c) deprived himself and all his posterity of those divine gifts.

a Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness Eucharist https://youtu.be/NMiGMpcKRhQ

c Praise to the Holiest in the Height Chorus Angelorum https://youtu.be/6PUE1OM-Mtc

Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound New Brittan https://youtu.be/Tq1qMwpvzZM

Deep in the Dust Before Thy Throne Forest https://youtu.be/ZebjbuYp-Tc

(a) Ephesians 4:24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

Ecclesiastes 7:29 This only have I found: God created mankind upright, but they have gone in search of many schemes.

(b) John 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

2 Corinthians 11:3 But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

Genesis 3:4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman.

(c) Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.

Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned—

Genesis 3:13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

1 Timothy 2:13-14 For Adam was formed first, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.

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Question 10

Will God suffer such disobedience and rebellion to go unpunished?

Answer

By no means; but is terribly displeased (a) with our original as well as actual sins; and will punish them in his just judgment temporally and eternally, (b) as he has declared, “Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things, which are written in the book of the law, to do them.” (c)

a

b Lord, In the Morning Southwell https://youtu.be/CBnFbineHU0

Lord, How Secure My Conscience Was Saturnia https://youtu.be/Q4DS_dkdWZk

God the All Terrible Russian Hymn https://youtu.be/EJ38qmcf6j0

O for a Closer Walk with God Ballerma https://youtu.be/hGyBrtvyhsI

Thy Ceaseless Unexhausted Love Heber – alt https://youtu.be/FrtSqBy1Ydk

Take My Life and Let it Be Hollingside https://youtu.be/YzHETVigOT4

Hail, Thou Once Despised Jesus Pleading Savior https://youtu.be/6WQDAvHzQ78

c The Law of God is Good And Wise Erhalt uns, Herr https://youtu.be/l4ahM5vfv8w

(a) Genesis 2:17 “but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”

Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned—

(b) Psalm 5:5 The arrogant cannot stand in your presence. You hate all who do wrong;

Psalm 50:21 When you did these things and I kept silent, you thought I was exactly like you. But I now arraign you and set my accusations before you. 

Nahum 1:2 The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The Lord takes vengeance on his foes and vents his wrath against his enemies. 

Exodus 20:5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me…

Exodus 34:7 maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”

Romans 1:18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness

Ephesians 5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient.

Hebrews 9:27 Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,

(c) Deuteronomy 27:26 “Cursed is anyone who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

Galatians 3:10 For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

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Question 11

Is not God then also merciful?

Answer

God is indeed merciful, (a) but also just; (b) therefore his justice requires, that sin which is committed against the most high majesty of God, be also punished with extreme, that is, with everlasting punishment of body and soul.

a There’s a Wideness In God’s Mercy In Babilone https://youtu.be/zihZdIGQX8k

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Veni emmanuel https://youtu.be/MyLWOz9k1AY

b O Lord my God, in Thee do I Evan https://youtu.be/pxSz8WZGRVg

Thou Hidden Love of God New 113^th https://youtu.be/Fp9XUp3aouc

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty Nicaea https://youtu.be/cGg7MGYt8GQ

O Jehovah, Hear my Words Rehoboth https://youtu.be/R5sN1whet3s

Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven Lauda anima https://youtu.be/L9X400-8h_A

(a) Exodus 34:6-7 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, 7 maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”

Exodus 20:6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

(b) Psalm 7:9 Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure—you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts.

Exodus 20:5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me

Exodus 23:7 Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty.

Exodus 34:7 maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.

Psalm 5:5-6 The arrogant cannot stand in your presence. You hate all who do wrong; 6 you destroy those who tell lies. The bloodthirsty and deceitful you, Lord, detest.

Nahum 1:2-3 The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The Lord takes vengeance on his foes and vents his wrath against his enemies. 3 The Lord is slow to anger but great in power; the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet.