The Heidelberg Catechism - The Foundations Of Our Faith

  Charles Dickens wrote the scene. THE scene is laid in the villainous old prison at Marseilles. In one of its most loathsome and repulsive dungeons lay two men. For one of them, Monsieur Rigaud, a sumptuous meal had been provided. The other, John Baptist Cavalletto, had a hard, black crust.  Rigaud soon dispatched his delicate viands,' Dickens tells us,  and proceeded to suck his fingers as clean as he could. Then he paused in his drink to contemplate his fellow prisoner. 'How do you find the bread? ' ' A little dry, but I have my old sauce here,' returned John, holding up his knife. 'How sauce? ' 'I can cut my bread so-like a melon. Or so-like an omelette. Or so-like a fried fish. Or so-like a Lyons sausage,' said John, demonstrating the various cuts on the bread he held, and soberly chewing what he had in his mouth. Now, I am not sure whether this should be called magic. It certainly is a kind of magic. The happy prisoner waves his hand over his c...

1 Peter 3: 13 Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good?14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,16 having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil. 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,19 in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison,20 because they formerly did not obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that...

  Peter is writing to disciples who are going through the mill.     The Triumph of Our Saviour          LORD'S DAY 16 He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell. 40. Q. Why was it necessary for Christ to humble himself even unto death? A. Because of the justice and truth of God satisfaction for our sins could be made in no other way than by the death of the Son of God.   Albert Mohler wrote "Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ hit the box office with a bang in 2004. At that time the movie generated a great deal of controversy. Disagreement also abounded about the propriety of portraying Jesus through the medium of cinematography. All this controversy piqued the interest of prospective viewers, and as a result, the film performed well at the box office. In fact, it went on to become one of the most discussed cultural products of the era."   My dad rang me after watching it. I had determined not to watch it a...

The Athanasian Creed (Part 2) (381 AD) Furthermore, it is necessary to everlasting salvation that he also believe rightly the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. For the right Faith is, that we believe and confess, that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and Man;  God, of the Substance of the Father, begotten before the worlds; and Man, of the Substance of his Mother, born in the world; Perfect God and perfect Man, of a reasonable soul and human flesh subsisting; Equal to the Father, as touching his Godhead; and inferior to the Father, as touching his Manhood.  Who, although he be God and Man, yet he is not two, but one Christ;  One, not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh, but by taking of the Manhood into God;  One altogether; not by confusion of Substance, but by unity of Person.  For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man,  so God and Man is one Christ;  Who suffered for our salvation…. HC Q33 Christ alone is the eternal, natural Son of God. The Christological...

2 Corinthians 5:1-10 1 For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.2 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling,3 if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked.4 For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened---not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. 6 So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord,7 for we walk by faith, not by sight.8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him.10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for...

  Christ  "the anointed one" Maschiah or Messiah. "We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ." Question 31: Why is He called Christ, that is anointed? Answer: Because He is ordained of God the Father, and anointed with the Holy Ghost, to be our chief Prophet and Teacher, who has fully revealed to us the secret counsel and will of God concerning our redemption; and to be our only High Priest, who by the one sacrifice of His body, has redeemed us, and makes continual intercession with the Father for us; and also to be our eternal King, who governs us by His word and Spirit, and who defends and preserves us in (the enjoyment of) that salvation, He has purchased for us. In The Old Testament: Priests were anointed  (Lev. 8:12, 30). Prophets were anointed (1 Kings 19:16 Elisha) Kings were anointed They were called by God to an office and task Psalm 2:2 "..the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed." Psal...