Q. How many things are necessary for you to know, that thou, enjoying this comfort, may live and die happily? A. Three: the first, how great my sins and miseries are; the second, how I may be delivered from all my sins and miseries; the third, how...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Q: What is your only comfort in life and in death? A: That I, with body and soul, both in life and in death, am not my own, but belong unto my faithful Savior Jesus Christ, who with His precious blood has fully satisfied ALL my sins, and delivered...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Forgiven by Grace" Is. 43:25 Before we partake of the Lord's Supper and sit down to be fed of the Lord with His sumptuous feast we do well to turn to these words. Why does Isaiah speak these words to God's people? He wants them to understand one...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Our Profit in the Resurrection" LD17 & Col. 3 This lord's day is very brief and short. We already know that the resurrection defies being fully explained and our faith moves on to its impact! Many will have nothing of the resurrection and we...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Choosing Life" Deut. 30:19 If you look at this topic at first glance you would think we were getting ourselves in the political life topic that is often discussed. But we do so only in the light of what the Word of God says concerning putting...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"The Incarnation" LD14 & John1 A most important article here as it is crucial to your and my salvation! He was very God of God and also very man of man. If you deny one of these things, then you do NOT have salvation as He cannot be our...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Justified by Faith!" James 2:3, Romans 4:3, and Galatians 3:6 We will not only celebrate what God did during reformation time but must be students of it as history repeats itself. Church history also repeats itself as even the devil continues to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"The Only Begotten Son" LD13 & Galatians 4 The catechism continues to lead us through the cardinal doctrine of the Triune God and Trinity. We have dealt with the providence of the Father and the names given to His SON. He was designated by God...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"God's Anointed" LD12 & I John 2 The name of Christ "Anointed" is fundamental and important. The SON of God is confessed in His names. It points to His very essence in Son of God. Now we move to the office He holds in His essence as the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"God's Laughter" Psalm 2:1-6, Acts 4:13 As the people of God we may be confused from time to time. We saw Abraham who thought "all things were against him" getting corrected that all things were and are for God's people and we too must have this...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
