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Heidelberg Catechism, Question 28

Question 28

What advantage is it to us to know that God has created, and by his providence doth still uphold all things?

That we may be patient in adversity (Job 1;21); thankful in prosperity (1 Thess. 5;18); and that in all things which may hereafter befall us, we place our firm trust in our faithful God and Father, that nothing shall separate us from his love (Rom. 8;38, 39); since all creatures are so in his hand, that without his will they cannot so much as move (Acts 17;28).

OF GOD THE SON

Scripture references for paragraph 1

Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.

Job 1:21

21saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”

Psalms 39:9

9I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.

Romans 5:3

3Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;

Romans 5:4

4perseverance, character; and character, hope.

James 1:3

3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

18Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Deuteronomy 8:10

10When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you.

Romans 8:38

38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,

Romans 8:39

39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Psalms 37:5

5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.

2 Samuel 22:3

3My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.

Acts 17:28

28‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’

Proverbs 21:1

1The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.

Matthew 8:31

31So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”

Source and edition

Heidelberg Catechism. RCA English, E. R. Good & Bro., Tiffin, 1879. RCA English, E. R. Good & Bro., Tiffin, 1879

Public Domain (historic text); CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikisource transcription). Source transcription.

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