The Heidelberg Catechism - The Foundations Of Our Faith

The Gospel  According To Isaiah Qumran  Dead Sea Scrolls The whole first chapter of Isaiah is a court scene.  It's a crown case.   1. God's Arraignment Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken. "Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me." (Isaiah 1:2) Isaiah 1:7-8, Your country lies desolate; your cities are burned with fire; in your very presence foreigners devour your land; it is desolate, as overthrown by foreigners. 8 And the daughter of Zion is left like a booth in a vineyard, like a lodge in a cucumber field, like a besieged city. "The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand."  (v. 3) Man was made to live for God's glory but rebelled. This is why the world is in trouble.  Motyer: Isaiah sets this three-part analysis of the contemporary scene as if in a court of law. In verse 2ab t...

LORD'S DAY 20 53 Q. What do you believe  concerning "the Holy Spirit"? A. First, He, as well as the Father and the Son,  is eternal God. Second, He has been given to me personally, so that, by true faith, He makes me share in Christ and all His blessings, comforts me, and remains with me forever. John 14:16-31    Allos Paracletos    και αλλον παρακλητον δωσει υμιν The Holy Spirit is a Divine Person . Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19,20, 2Cor 13:14 John14-16 a Person, one with the Father and Christ Allos : Another Same  heteros : another different. The Holy Spirit indwells every Christian What is the role of the Holy Spirit? What does he actually do? There are many valid biblical answers to that question. The Spirit: • Regenerates us (John 3:6–7) • Convicts us (John 16:8) • Empowers us with gifts (1 Cor. 12:4 –7) • Testifies in our hearts that we are God's children (Gal. 4:6) • Leads ...

LORD'S DAY 20 53 Q. What do you believe  concerning "the Holy Spirit"? A. First, He, as well as the Father and the Son,  is eternal God. Second, He has been given to me personally, so that, by true faith, He makes me share in Christ and all His blessings, comforts me, and remains with me forever. John 14:16-31   Allos Paracletos    και αλλον παρακλητον δωσει υμιν The Holy Spirit is a Divine Person . Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19,20, 2Cor 13:14 John14-16 a Person, one with the Father and Christ Allos : Another Same  heteros : another different. The Holy Spirit indwells every Christian What is the role of the Holy Spirit? What does he actually do? There are many valid biblical answers to that question. The Spirit: • Regenerates us (John 3:6–7) • Convicts us (John 16:8) • Empowers us with gifts (1 Cor. 12:4 –7) • Testifies in our hearts that we are God's children (Gal. 4:6) • Leads u...

T HE GREATEST PARAGRAPH EVER WRITTEN  ROMANS 3:21-26 In his Ars Poetica, written in 19 B.C., the Roman poet Horace advised writers, "Do not bring a god onto the stage, unless the problem is one that deserves a god to solve it." Romans is the best example of this advice at work. Paul begins this letter with a God-sized problem: sin.   Romans 3:10-12 indicts us all: "None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one." Left to ourselves, we are guilty, condemned, helpless sinners. How can sinners get right with God? Various religions offer different answers. There is only one right answer. Romans 3:21-26 states the right answer clearly, fully, and powerfully: God saves sinners through faith in Christ alone.    Romans 1:16-17 is Paul's thesis statement: "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who be...