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Heidelberg Catechism
In Now: The Church's Book of Comfort
This is a new introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism. It looks very good. I have a review copy and will be posting about it in the near future, Dv.
Ames (the book not the person) 50% Off
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Todd is Reading Ames on the HC
William Ames’ catechetical sermons guided by the Heidelberg Catechism is in print and in English. Todd Peddlar is reading them profitably. This volume is the first in the series Classic Reformed Theology.
HC Question 17 (part 1): True God
7. Why must he also be true God? That by the power of His Godhead He might bear in His manhood the burden of God’s wrath,1 and so obtain for2 and restore to us righteousness and life.3 1 Isaiah 53:8. Acts 2:24. . . . Continue reading →
Text Critical Notes on HC Q. 18
Thanks to Wes Bredenhof for these notes.
What is True Faith?
Brannan is studying HC 21. This is part 1 of 3. Part 2. Part 3
The Three Forms of Unity in Multiple Languages
Just stumbled on this terrific collection!
Audio: Horton on the Heidelberg Catechism
From the Adult Class at Christ Reformed URC in Santee (HT: Water is Thicker Than Blood)
Happy Birthday to the Heidelberg Catechism
A belated Happy Birthday to the Heidelberg Catechism. On 19 January 1563 (Julian Calendar) the first edition of the catechism was adopted by the Palatinate Church. Though earlier scholarship thought and wrote about the catechism as if it were the product of . . . Continue reading →
Which English Translation of the Heidelberg Catechism?
There are a several English-language translations of the Heidelberg Catechism. The most popular of these is probably the translation published by the Christian Reformed Church in 1976. There are alternatives, however, which those who intend to use the catechism frequently (which should . . . Continue reading →
For Those Who Love the Heidelberg Catechism
Wes White has been reading and profiting from Caspar Olevianus’ Exposition of the Apostles’ Creed.
The Heidelberg Rap
Happy Birthday to the Heidelberg Catechism
As several others have noted, today is the birthday of the Heidelberg Catechism. On this date, in 1563, the Heidelberg Catechism was published. Westminster Seminary California student Jared Beaird has a nice summary and some resource links. What is a catechism? It’s . . . Continue reading →
Ursinus on What Is the Sum and Substance of Scripture
In the prolegomena (prefatory remarks) to his published lectures on the Heidelberg Catechism, Zacharias Ursinus (1534–83), the primary author of the catechism and the one authorized by Frederick III to explain the catechism wrote: “The doctrine of the church consists of two . . . Continue reading →
Heidelberg Catechism (1563)
Note: This edition of the catechism is based on the 1978 translation published by the Reformed Church in the United States and modified by the removal of archaic language and with minor revision of the translation according to the German and Latin . . . Continue reading →
Video: What Is the Heidelberg Catechism?
Mark Vander Pol is a graduate of Westminster Seminary California and a ruling elder at Christ United Reformed Church, Santee, California. The video was produced by Leon Brown, also a graduate of WSC. His YouTube channel is worth checking out. Mark gives . . . Continue reading →
2013 Faculty Conference-The Whole Armor of God: The Belgic Confession and Heidelberg Catechism for Today
2012 was the 450th anniversary of the Belgic Confession. The Belgic was written by Guy (or Guido) de Bres (1522–67), a French-speaking Reformed from the southern Netherlands who was martyred for the gospel. He modeled the Belgic after the French (Gallic) Confession . . . Continue reading →
Happy Birthday to the Heidelberger!
In January, 1563 the Heidelberg Catechism was adopted by the Palatinate Church (the German Reformed Church). That means that the Heidelberg Catechism, or the Heidelberger as it’s sometimes known, is 450 years years old this year. As with Calvin in 2009 there . . . Continue reading →
Ursinus On The Structure Of The Catechism
The catechism of which we shall speak in these lectures consists of three parts. The first treats of the misery of man, the second of his deliverance from this misery, and the third of gratitude, which division does not, in reality, differ . . . Continue reading →