Heidelberg Catechism Week 3 (1/16-1/22)

Q6. Did God create people
so wicked and perverse?
A. No.
God created them good and in his own image,
that is, in true righteousness and holiness,
so that they might
truly know God their creator,
love him with all their heart,
and live with him in eternal happiness
for his praise and glory.

Q7. Then where does this corrupt human nature
come from?
A. From the fall and disobedience of our first parents,
Adam and Eve, in Paradise.
This fall has so poisoned our nature
that we are born sinners—
corrupt from conception on.

Q8. But are we so corrupt
that we are totally unable to do any good
and inclined toward all evil?
A. Yes, unless we are born again,
by the Spirit of God.

Heidelberg Catechism Week 2 (1/9-1/15)

Q3. How do you come to know your misery?
A. The law of God tells me.

Q4. What does God's law require of us?
A. Christ teaches us this in summary in Matthew 22—
Love the Lord your God
with all your heart
and with all your soul
and with all your mind
and with all your strength.
This is the first and greatest commandment.
And the second is like it:
Love your neighbor as yourself.
All the Law and the Prophets hang
on these two commandments.

Q5. Can you live up to all this perfectly?
A. No.
I have a natural tendency to hate God and my neighbor.

Scripture Lessons for the 1st Sunday after Epiphany (1/9): The Baptism of our Lord

Old Testament: Isaiah 42:1-9
Psalm: Psalm 29
Epistle: Acts 10:34-43
Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17

These lessons can be found HERE.