The Heidelberg Catechism - The Foundations Of Our Faith

Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Steve Grose <steve.grose@gmail.com> Date: 21 December 2025 at 6:23:45 am AEDT To: rev.stevengrose.millie@blogger.com Subject: Letter of Resignation  Saturday December 13, 2025 Dr. Steven Grose Dear Friends, I have had the pleasure of pastoring and being a personal friend to you over these last  eight years. I have enjoyed encouragement and growth together. The session at Blaxland Christian Reformed Church had authorised Kevin Rietveld to  preach and lead a funeral service for his cousin on November 8 th . He had pled guilty to  seven counts of indecent assault against four Solomon Islander girls all under the age of 15 between 2010 and 2012. He was imprisoned in the Solomon Islands for three years after trial in 2019. I have viewed a service available online on Youtube at Blaxland Reformed Church's website: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-L1QHbH6T80 The Youtube site indicates more than 250 peop...

Allow me to contextualise a reformed view against the context from which reformed churches arose, that of Roman Catholicism. This is the main reason for the term "reformed" it means to reform back from a distorted view back to the original new testament viewpoint. Let us understand first of all how Roman Catholicism understands the sacraments. The Seven Catholic Sacraments Baptism Confirmation Reconciliation Mass Marriage Priesthood Last Rites   The Latin word sacramentum  means "a sign of the sacred" The Seven Sacraments are ceremonies that point to what is sacred, significant, and important for Christians. The Seven Sacraments are ceremonies that point to what is sacred, significant, and important for Christians. "the Sacraments are Christ's own gifts that strengthen our relationship with him, a relationship we call grace." The Sacraments are signs of God's love. Sacrament: "A...

1 Corinthians 3:7-9 ESV So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. [8] He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. [9] For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, God's building.