The Heidelberg Catechism - The Foundations Of Our Faith

Matthew Henry 'The woman was made out of a rib taken from the side of Adam; not made out of his head to rule over him; not out of his feet to be trampled upon by him; but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be beloved.' Abraham Lincoln sang at his sister's wedding: The woman was not taken From Adam's feet, we see; So he must not abuse her The meaning seems to be. The woman was not taken From Adam's head, we know; To show she must not rule him- 'Tis evidently so. The woman she was taken From under Adam's arm; So she must be protected  From injuries and harm.

11 Give us this day our daily bread, 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,15 but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. We are Dependant on God for His Gifts. We are Dependant on God for His Grace. Andrew Bonar: "God likes to see His people shut up to this: That there is no hope but in prayer." The Lord's Prayer reminds us of how dependant we are to be upon God for even the most basic needs of "daily bread."  "Give us this day our daily bread" (Matthew 6:11) We depend upon God for everything, of course It brings us back to a right dependence upon God. George Mueller ran an orphanage in England during the 1880's for thousands upon thousands of children. He knew all about asking for bread, and he saw God provide time after time in astonishin...