**Q&A 65 – Heidelberg Catechism** **Q:** Since then faith alone makes us share in Christ and all His benefits, where does this faith come from? **A:** From the Holy Spirit, who works it in our hearts by the preaching of the gospel, and strengthens it by the use of the sacraments. –#### **Devotion:** Have … Read more
### **Faith That Bears Fruit** 📖 **Scripture:** John 15:5 – *”I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”* 🧐 **Q&A 64 from the Heidelberg Catechism:** **Q. Does this teaching not make people careless and … Read more
Scripture Focus: Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” Q&A 63 from the Heidelberg Catechism: Q. How can our good works be said to merit nothing when God promises … Read more
Scripture Reading: Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV) “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” The Big Idea: The Heidelberg Catechism, in Question & Answer 61, reminds us of the amazing truth that we are … Read more
A youth devotion inspired by Q&A 60 of the Heidelberg Catechism, which focuses on the profound truth of justification by faith. Youth Devotion: Accepted by Grace Alone Scripture Focus: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that … Read more
### Title: *Secure in Christ: What is Your Only Comfort?* #### Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 59: **Q:** What good does it do you, however, to believe all this? **A:** In Christ I am righteous before God and heir to life everlasting. — #### Devotional **Scripture Reading:** Romans 5:1-2 *”Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, … Read more
**Youth Devotional: Our Comfort in Eternal Life** **Scripture Reading:** *Romans 8:38-39* “For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in … Read more
The Heidelberg Catechism, Question 58, which asks: “What comfort do you receive from the article about the life everlasting?” The answer is: “Since I now already feel in my heart the beginning of eternal joy, I shall after this life possess perfect blessedness, such as no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart … Read more
**Devotional: “The Comfort of the Resurrection”** **Scripture Reading:** 1 Corinthians 15:51-57 **Heidelberg Catechism, Q&A 57:** *Question 57: What comfort does the resurrection of the body offer you?* *Answer: Not only will my soul be taken immediately after this life to Christ its head, but also my very flesh, raised by the power of Christ, will … Read more
#### Scripture Reading “Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.” – Psalm 32:1 (NIV) #### Heidelberg Catechism Question 56 **Q:** What do you believe concerning “the forgiveness of sins”? **A:** I believe that God, because of Christ’s satisfaction, will no more remember my sins, nor my sinful nature, against which … Read more