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Lord’s Day 13: Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg, Germany A Quick Overview

I. Misery II. Deliverance God the Holy Spirit The Holy Holy The Holy Supper of Christ III. Gratitude The Ten Commandments ’s Prayer

Last Week:

32. But why are you called a Christian? #32: But why are you called a Christian? Because by I am a member of Christ and so I share in his anointing. I am anointed to confess his name, to present myself to him as a living sacrifice of thanks, to strive with a free conscience against and the devil in this life, and afterward to reign with Christ over all creation for eternity.

Tonight’s Questions: 33. Why is he called God’s “only begotten Son” when we also are God’s children?

34. Why do you call him “our Lord”? 33. Why is he called God’s “only begotten Son” when we also are God’s children?

Because Christ alone is the eternal, natural Son of God. We, however, are adopted children of God— adopted by grace through Christ.

A Beautiful View of Jesus

In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for , he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in . 4 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs. 5 For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father”? Or again, “I will be his Father, and he will be my Son”? 6 And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.” 7 In speaking of the angels he says, “He makes his angels spirits, and his servants flames of fire.” 8 But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.” 10 He also says, “In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the are the work of your hands. 11 They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. 12 You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed.

But you remain the same, and your years will never end.” 13 To which of the angels did God ever say, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”? Hebrews 1:1-13 Hebrews 1 Summary:

• Jesus is the Son of God • The revelation of Jesus Christ is the ultimate expression of God to mankind in history. • He created and rules the universe. • He is the exact representation of the Father • He made purification for sins. • He is the worship of angels. • His throne endures forever.

Eternal, Natural Son of God

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made… The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth…No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. John 1:1-3, 14,18 Children of God

Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— John 1:12 Adopted Children

For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs— heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. Romans 8:14-17 Adoption to Sonship

He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. Ephesians 1:5-6 34. Why do you call him “our Lord”?

Because— not with gold or silver, but with his precious blood—he has set us free from sin and from the tyranny of the devil, and has bought us, body and soul, to be his very own. 34. Why do you call him “our Lord”?

Because— not with gold or silver, but with his precious blood—he has set us free from sin and from the tyranny of the devil, and has bought us, body and soul, to be his very own. Redeemed by the Blood

For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. I Peter 1:18-19 Redemption from Darkness

For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the of sins. Colossians 1:13-14 Redemption through His Death

Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. Hebrews 2:14-15 His very own

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. I Corinthians 6:19, 20 Wrap-up thus far:

• We are God’s children, but in a qualified sense. We are adopted into the family of God through faith in Jesus Christ.

• Redemption places our in a very different, and deeper sense: We are rescued from bondage and redeemed to serve a new Master, the Lord Jesus Christ. Tonight’s Take-home:

We serve a new Master, Jesus Christ, who bought us to be his very own, to serve him all our days. If we accept this perspective, we shall never be disappointed with the circumstances of life. Let us pray