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On Forgiveness (Heidelberg Catechism, Q 56)

December 2, 2016 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

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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

Advent 2: Thinking About John the Baptist (Heidelberg Catechism Q. 69)

December 10, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

On the second Sunday of Advent we continue to back our way toward Bethlehem. On Advent 1 we looked forward to the return of Christ. This week’s Gospel readings have us looking at our own experience: we remember our Baptism. John the Baptist greets us in the text, helping everyone prepare for Christ’s coming. He […]

Filed Under: Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: Advent, Advent 2, Baptism, Catechism, Forgiveness, Gospel, Heidelberg, heidelberg catechism, John the Baptist, John the Forerunner

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