Monday, July 5, 2010

Heidelberg Catechism: Lord's Day 14

Q 35. What is the meaning of these words "He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary"?
A: That God's eternal Son, who is, and continues true and eternal God, took upon him the very nature of man, of the flesh and blood of the virgin Mary, by the operation of the Holy Spirit; that he might also be the true seed of David, like unto his brethren in all things, sin excepted.

Q: 36. What profit do you receive by Christ's holy conception and nativity?
A: That he is our Mediator; and with His innocence and perfect holiness, covers in the sight of God, my sins, wherein I was conceived and brought forth.

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Let the saints be joyful in glory, let them sing aloud on their beds, let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two edged sword in their hand, to execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the peoples; to bind the kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron. Psalm 149:5-8