Why Do We Die? (HC 42)
/In conquering death on the cross, Christ transforms death for Christians into something positive—the eradication of sin and the entrance into eternal life.
The Necessity of Death (HC 40-41)
/The only way for sinners to be saved was if God would become man, live a perfect life, die a cursed death in our place and be buried, but not decay.
He Suffered Under Pontius Pilate (HC 37-39)
/Jesus suffered death in an perfect way so that it would be legal, substitutionary and cursed in order that he might redeem us from all that we deserve for our sin.
The Virgin birth (HC 35-36)
/Jesus had to be born of a virgin because it was necessary that he both human and sinless in order to redeem sinful humanity.
Our Lord (HC 34)
/To call Jesus “our Lord” is to confess he is the God of Israel who saves his people from sin and bondage.
Sons, Begotten and Adopted (HC 33)
/As adopted sons, we are granted all that Jesus has earned as an obedient son, as a gift, by grace.
The Messiah, Our Prophet (HC 31)
/When we say that Jesus is the Christ—we are confessing that he has been called to an office and part of that is to reveal God to us in word and indeed as our great Prophet.
The Comfort of Providence (HC 27-28)
/Being God’s children means trusting him in all things, knowing that nothing can happen to us that he does not determine is for our good.
Our Father (HC 26)
/To call God our Father is to confess that we belong to him as children a Father, that we are his heirs and that he loving cares for and provides for us.
The Trinity (HC 24-25)
/The one true God of the Bible exists in three persons—the Father who decrees salvation, the Son who accomplishes salvation, and the Spirit who applies that salvation to the elect.
The Substance of True Faith (HC 22-23)
/The articles of the Christian faith, without which you no longer have a Christian faith, are summarized in the Apostles' Creed.
What Is True Faith (HC 21)
/True saving faith means accepting God’s word as not just true, but true for you so that it affects your life.
Are All Saved? (HC 20)
/Only those who are no longer in Adam, but are now in Christ by faith will be saved on the Last Day.
The Mediator (HC 18-19)
/The scriptures reveal that Jesus Christ is the long-awaited Redeemer who is both God and man and redeems his people from their sin.
Why the God-man? (HC 15-17)
/The substitute must be a man so that he can die and that in the place of sinful men and he must be God so that he can bear the crushing fullness of his own wrath.
Unsuitable Substitutes (HC 13-14)
/No mere animal or sinful man can be offered as substitute for the debt we owe to God for our sins.
Satisfying Justice (HC 12)
/God’s justice is a good thing and it requires that every sin be punished, but this can be done by a substitute.
Conclusion to the Church as a Worshipping Community
/What have we learned through our study of looking at the Church as a worshipping community?