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Heidelberg Catechism, Question 50

Question 50

Why is it added, And sitteth at the right hand of God?

Because Christ is ascended into heaven for this end, that he might there appear as head of his Church (Eph. 1;22): by whom the Father governs all things (Matt. 28;18).

Scripture references for paragraph 1

Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.

Ephesians 1:22

22And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,

Hebrews 1:3

3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

Hebrews 8:1

1The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

1 Peter 3:22

22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.

Matthew 28:18

18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

1 Corinthians 15:25

25For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

John 5:22

22Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,

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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