Heidelcast Heidelberg Catechism (1563)
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Oct 27, 2023 A complete reading of a foundational 1563 Reformed confession and its teaching on comfort in life and death. Chapters cover human sin, need for a mediator, Christ’s offices, atonement, resurrection, and the Spirit’s role. Detailed treatments of baptism, the Lord’s Supper, church discipline, prayer, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Ten Commandments are also included.
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Redemption Requires A God-Man Mediator
- Justice and mercy both belong to God, so redemption must satisfy divine justice yet flow from mercy through a substitute.
- Clark reads that we deserve punishment, cannot self-satisfy, and need a mediator who is true God and true man.
Faith Alone Engrafts Believers Into Christ
- Salvation is only through faith engrafting sinners into Christ, not universal automatic saving by Christ.
- Clark reads that only believers who are engrafted into Christ by true faith receive forgiveness, righteousness, and salvation.
Live Under God's Providential Care
- Trust God's providence: expect provision, patience in suffering, and that God turns evil to good for believers.
- Clark reads Lord's Days 9–10 explaining God's providence governs all things so nothing happens by chance.