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Perhaps the most engaging passage in all The Book of Confessions is the first question and answer in the Heidelberg Catechism:
Q. 1. What is your only comfort, in life and in death?
A. That I belong--body and soul, in life and in death--not to myself but to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ, who at the cost of his own blood has fully paid for all my sins and has completely freed me from the dominion of the devil; that he protects me so well that without the will of my Father in heaven not a hair can fall from my head; indeed, that everything must fit his purpose for my salvation. Therefore, by his Holy Spirit, he also assures me of eternal life, and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him.
Does this not reassure us of the faithfulness of God and of his Christ to us yet today? Does this not make us brave and bold, eager to go forth and to live the Christian life?
If this first question and answer speak to you, I invite and encourage you to read and study the entire Heidelberg Catechism. It continues to be a helpful articulation and confession of the Reformed faith for us today.
In fact, its 129 questions and answers are already divided into fifty-two sections, one for each Lord's Day of the year. This could provide the structure for an individual or group year long study program.
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