This week we begin with Question 51 of the New City Catechism, found in part 3 (questions 36-52), which focuses on the Spirit,...

This week we begin with Question 49 of the New City Catechism, found in part 3 (questions 36-52), which focuses on the Spirit,...

Question 27: Are all people, just as they were lost through Adam, saved through Christ? Answer: No, only those who are elected by God and...

This week we begin with Question 22 of the New City Catechism, found in Part 2 (questions 21-35), which focuses on Christ, redemption,...

This week we begin with Question 16 of the New City Catechism, found in Part 1 (questions 1-20), which focuses on God, creation and the...

This week we begin with Question 14 of the New City Catechism, found in Part 1 (questions 1-20), which focuses on God, creation and the...

This week we come to Question 13 of the New City Catechism, found in Part 1 (questions 1-20), which focuses on God, creation and the...

The ascension of Jesus Christ to Heaven fulfills the destiny of our design: to rule over the world to come, and even over angels.

God the Son assumed human nature and will remain the God-man forever. The Incarnation will never be undone.

Union with Christ by faith is the key difference between those who are right with God and those who remain condemned in Adam.

Jesus Christ obeyed God's law perfectly, succeeding where Adam failed. His obedience is central to our salvation.

Sin is not merely particular acts we commit. It is the pervasive direction of our lives in Adam and a power that holds us in bondage.

God created humanity with the ability to obey him, but the fall has brought us under dominion of the world, the flesh, and the devil.

The biblical (and Augustinian) teaching on sin must be contrasted with a false teaching known as "Pelagianism."