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Survey Says…

April 18, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 8 Comments

Quick quiz — or maybe it’s a riddle: What makes you patient when things go against you? thankful when things go well? and confident as you face all the unknowns of the future? Or maybe I should switch it around and make it a survey — something they could have used on the old game […]

Filed Under: Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: Catechism, Heidelberg, providence, Responsibility, Sovereignty

Meat and Potatoes for the Soul?

March 8, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 6 Comments

“Do I really need to pray?” I’ve heard the question often enough.  It is easy to get stuck in puzzles and paradoxes on the topic, even if we know in our hearts and our guts that we need to pray: If God knows what I need, and loves me too, why do I need to […]

Filed Under: Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: Calvin, Catechism, Faith, Heidelberg, Prayer, providence, Responsibility

So What About Accountability?

February 27, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 13 Comments

Some issues are like cut gems: there are lots of facets to look through and no single viewpoint will tell the whole story. The other day I was minding everyone’s business (aka looking at my Twitter news stream) and up pops a tweet from @Dawn_Morris1: “@garynealhansen how do you explain God’s sovereignty and man’s responsibility/accountability?” […]

Filed Under: Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: Accountability, Catechism, Heidelberg, Responsibility, Sovereignty

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