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Writing (A “Benedictory” Column for the Presbyterian Outlook)

April 6, 2017 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Writing

I’m back! As of today my right hand is no longer in a splint. The last six weeks of being functionally left-handed have been full of challenges. Not least of these was the inability to type. I gave myself a break from blogging. I hope you’ll still find my site and come along for the […]

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Heidelberg Catechism, Iconography, The Inner Life of the Writer Tagged With: Presbyterian Outlook

Is Faith Simple? Should it Be? (Heidelberg Catechism Q60)

February 14, 2017 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

is faith simple

Question 60 is one of the unsung heroes of the Heidelberg Catechism (you know — that’s the summary of biblical Christianity from a Reformed perspective that I’ve been blogging on since it’s 450th anniversary in 2013). Maybe it’s better to say it’s one of the hinge points. You might argue it’s the culmination of the […]

Filed Under: Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: Faith, heidelberg catechism, question 60, righteousness

Are You Righteous? (Heidelberg Catechism Q59)

January 13, 2017 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

I sometimes run this experiment in theology classes — classes mostly of Reformed Protestants aiming to be ministers. You might expect they would be fluent in Reformed theology. The experiment goes like this: I say, Raise your hand if you are righteous. How many hands do you think would be in the air? Zippo. And yet […]

Filed Under: Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: faith righteousness, righteous by faith

How Comforting Is Everlasting Life? (Heidelberg Catechism, Q58)

January 6, 2017 by Gary Neal Hansen 3 Comments

Everlasting Life

So finally the Heidelberg Catechism reaches the end of the Apostles’ Creed. (That’s “finally” if you’ve been with me since 2013 when I started blogging on the Catechism, including this section.) They’ve been at it line by line, sometimes word by word, since question 26. Now it is Question 58, and they address the concluding […]

Filed Under: Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: Eternal life, heidelberg catechism, hope, Life everlasting, Question 58

On Forgiveness (Heidelberg Catechism, Q 56)

December 2, 2016 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

forgiveness

What is forgiveness? I’m sorry, we say. We did something that caused someone pain. No problem, they answer. Or That’s okay. What if they said I forgive you. It almost grates doesn’t it? If someone says they forgive us, it means they agree that we did them some harm. There was something that needed forgiving. Ouch. We’re much […]

Filed Under: Heidelberg Catechism, Theology, Vocabulary Tagged With: Debts, Forgiveness, Satisfaction

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