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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 51:8

8Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.

Psalms 51:12

12Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.

Romans 5:2

2through 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 14:17

17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Philippians 4:4

4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

Romans 7:22

22For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.

Romans 6:13

13Do 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 4:2

2Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.

Galatians 2:20

20I 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

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

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