Heidelberg Catechism, Question 90
Question 90
What is the quickening of the new man?
It is a sincere joy of heart in God, through Christ (Ps. 51;8), and with love and delight to live according to the will of God in all good works (Rom. 7;22).
Scripture references for paragraph 1
Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.
Psalms 51:88Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
Psalms 51:1212Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
Romans 5:22through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
Romans 14:1717For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Philippians 4:44Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Romans 7:2222For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.
Romans 6:1313Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.
1 Peter 4:22Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.
Galatians 2:2020I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Source and edition
Heidelberg Catechism. RCA English, E. R. Good & Bro., Tiffin, 1879. RCA English, E. R. Good & Bro., Tiffin, 1879
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