The Christian's only comfort in life and death : an exposition of the Heidelberg Catechism : Lord's Days 1-52 / by Theodorus VanderGroe ; translated by Bartel Elshout ; edited by Joel R. Beeke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Groe, Theodorus van der, 1705-1784, author.

Contributor:

Elshout, Bartel, 1949- translator.

Beeke, Joel R., 1952- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heidelberger Katechismus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (891 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Michigan : Reformation Heritage Books, [2016]

Summary:

The Christian's Only Comfort is the sermonic exposition of the Heidelberg Catechism by Theodore VanderGroe (1705-1784), a prominent divine of the Dutch Further Reformation.VanderGroe's exposition of the Heidelberg Catechism could be considered his magnum opus, and in some ways, it was esteemed as highly by the godly in the Netherlands as.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface

Translator's Preface

Biographical Introduction

Intro to the Dutch Further Reformation

Lord's Day 1 - Man's Only Comfort

Lord's Day 2 - The Knowledge of Misery From the Law

Lord's Day 3 - The Origin of Man's Misery

Lord's Day 4 - God's Wrath and Avenging Justice

Lord's Day 5 - General Observations Regarding the Mediator

Lord's Day 6 - The Mediator, Jesus Christ

Lord's Day 7 - Saving Faith (1)

Lord's Day 7 - Saving Faith (2)

Lord's Day 8 - The Division of the Apostles' Creed and the Trinity

Lord's Day 9 - Creation

Lord's Day 10 - The Providence of God (1)

Lord's Day 10 - The Providence of God (2)

Lord's Day 11 - The Name Jesus (1)

Lord's Day 11 - The Name Jesus (2)

Lord's Day 12 - The Name Christ

Lord's Day 12 - The Prophetic Office of the Christian

Lord's Day 12 - The Priestly Office of the Christian

Lord's Day 12 - The Kingly Office of the Christian

Lord's Day 13 - The Eternal Sonship of Generation of Jesus

Lord's Day 14 - Jesus Conceived by the Holy Ghost and Born of the Virgin Mary (1)

Lord's Day 14 - Jesus Conceived by the Holy Ghost and Born of the Virgin Mary (2)

Lord's Day 15 - Jesus's Suffering Under Pontius Pilate and His Death on the Cross

Lord's Day 16 - Jesus's Death, Burial, and Descent into Hell

Lord's Day 16 - The Efficacy and Benefit of the Death of Jesus

Lord's Day 17 - The Resurrection of Jesus from the Dead

Lord's Day 18 - The Ascension of Christ

Lord's Day 19 - Christ's Session at God's Right Hand

Lord's Day 19 - Jesus Coming as Judge

Lord's Day 19 - The Last Judgment

Lord's Day 20 - The Holy Spirit (1)

Lord's Day 20 - The Holy Spirit (2)

Lord's Day 21 - The Holy Universal Church of Christ

Lord's Day 22 - The Resurrection of the Body and Eternal Life.

Lord's Day 23 - Justification by Faith

Lord's Day 24 - The Doctrine of Justification Defended

Lord's Day 25 - The Work of the Holy Spirit and the Strengthening of Faith

Lord's Day 26 - The Sacrament of Holy Baptism

Lord's Day 27 - The Doctrine of Holy Baptism Defended

Lord's Day 28 - The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper

Lord's Day 29 - The Doctrine of the Lord's Supper Defended

Lord's Day 30 - The Popish Mass and the Character of a True Partaker of the Lord's Supper

Lord's Day 31 - The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven and Christian Discipline

Lord's Day 32 - The Necessity of Good Works

Lord's Day 33 - The True Conversion of Man

Lord's Day 33 - Concerning Good Works

General Introduction to God's Law

The Preamble of the Law (1)

The Preamble of the Law (2)

The Preamble of the Law (3)

The Preamble of the Law (4)

The Preamble of the Law (5)

The Preamble of the Law (6)

Lord's Day 34 - The Division of the Law and the First Commandment

Lord's Day 35 - The Second Commandment, Forbidding the Worship of Images

Lord's Day 36 - The Third Commandment, Forbidding the Vain Use of God's Name

Lord's Day 37 - The Swearing of an Oath

Lord's Day 38 - The Fourth Commandment, Requiring the Keeping of the Sabbath

Lord's Day 39 - The Fifth Commandment, Requiring the Honoring of Father and Mother

Lord's Day 40 - The Sixth Commandment, Forbidding Murder

Lord's Day 41 - The Seventh Commandment, Forbidding Adultery

Lord's Day 42 - The Eighth Commandment, Forbidding Theft

Lord's Day 43 - The Ninth Commandment, Forbidding the Bearing of False Witness

Lord's Day 44 - The Tenth Commandment, Forbidding Covetousness

Lord's Day 45 - Prayer

Lord's Day 46 - The Preamble of the Lord's Prayer

Lord's Day 47 - The First Petition - Hallowed Be Thy Name.

Lord's Day 48 - The Second Petition - Thy Kingdom Come

Lord's Day 49 - The Third Petition - Thy Will Be Done

Lord's Day 50 - The Fourth Petition - Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

Lord's Day 51 - Forgive Us Our Debts

Lord's Day 52 - The Sixth Petition and the Conclusion of the Lord's Prayer

Dutch Reformed Translation Society Board Members (2016-2017)

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

1-60178-499-6

OCLC:

1111510637