>Question #45: How does Christ's resurrection benefit us? Answer: First, by his resurrection he has overcome death, so that he might make us share in the righteousness he won for us by his death. Second, by his power we too are already now resurrected to a new life. Third, Christ's resurrection is a guarantee of … Continue reading >Catechism #45

>I really like question #44 and the answer (see an old post on Jesus' descent into hell here)!Question #43: What further advantage do we receive from Christ's sacrifice and death on the cross?Answer: Through Christ's death our old selves are crucified, put to death, and buried with him, so that the evil desires of the … Continue reading >Catechism #43 & 44

>I haven't kept up with posting from the Catechism - partly because I dropped the ball, and partly because the q&a's in this section are really short, so bunching several together seems like a good idea.Question #37: What do you understand by the word "suffered"? Answer: That during his whole life on earth, but especially … Continue reading >Catechism #37-42

>Question #35: What does it mean that he "was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary"?Answer: That the eternal Son of God, who is and remains true and eternal God, took to himself, through the working of the Holy Spirit, from the flesh and blood of the virgin Mary, a truly … Continue reading >Catechism #35 & 36

>We discussed these two questions yesterday, I just forgot to post them. If you haven't noticed, the Catechism is following, roughly, the outline of the Apostles Creed. The framers of the Heidelberg Catechism (mainly Zacharias Ursinus and Caspar Olevianus) were geniuses when it comes to pedagogy! Question #33: Why is he called God's "only Son" … Continue reading >Catechism #33 & 34