The content of Lord's Day 2 in our Heidelberg Catechism is not a popular topic. Yet this is where the catechism begins - on man's misery. The word "misery" here was translated from the original German word elend which carries with it the notion of banishment or a sense of separation. It is sin that brings misery and separation from God. We learn that God demands perfection and that the "smallest" transgression from a human perspective is enough to damn the sinner eternally. We need a righteousness that is outside of ourselves. Jesus Christ is the only way of reconciliation with God.
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Joel R. Beeke (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is the chancellor and professor of homiletics and systematic theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He has served as a pastor since 1978 and currently ministers at the Heritage Reformed Congregation of Grand...