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Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 2 Learn Q & A 3-5 from the Catechism: Our sin and misery, the law, and Christ's obedience credited to our account!

Heidelberg Catechism PART 1: Our Sin and Misery Lord's Day 2 3. Q. From where do you know your sins and misery?... A. From the law of God.(1) 1.Rom 3:20; 7:7-25. 4. Q. What does God's law require of us? A. Christ teaches us this in a summary in Matthew 22: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.(1) This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbour as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.(2) 1.Deut 6:5. 2.Lev 19:18. 5. Q. Can you keep all this perfectly? A. No,(1)I am inclined by nature to hate God and my neighbour.(2) 1.Rom 3:10, 23; 1 Jn 1:8, 10. 2.Gen 6:5; 8:21; Jer 17:9; Rom 7:23; 8:7; Eph 2:3; Tit 3:3.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Ephesians 1:3

Listen to the sermon (link below) to hear how Paul teaches that justification, though costly, is received by those who cannot afford it based upon faith in the covering provided by another and results in new status of blessing. Further Questions for Study & Meditation: Question ONE: How is the word blessed used colloquially today, how does its meaning in the old and new testament differ from today’s casual usage?... Question TWO: What do our works earn or cost us? Question THREE: What is the significance of the repetition of the word for counts? Question FOUR: What are some examples of men in the bible who deeply understood the sentiments of Psalm 32 quoted in Romans 4:7-8? Question FIVE: How is it that God can justify the ungodly? https://youtu.be/BHVvp7K8YvI