Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 33 - an empty tomb means new life!

Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 33 - an empty tomb means new life! 

Questions and Answers:

88.       Q – What is involved in genuine repentance or conversion?

A – Two things:  the dying-away of the old self, and the coming-to-life of the new.

 

89.       Q – What is the dying-away of the old self?

A – It is to be genuinely sorry for sin, to hate it more and more, and to run away from it.

 

90.       Q – What is the coming to life of the new self?

A – It is the wholehearted joy in God through Christ and a delight to do every kind of good as God wants us to.

 

91.       Q – What do we do that is good?

A – Only that which arises out of true faith, conforms to God’s law, and is done for His glory; and not that which is based on what we think is right or on established human tradition.


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