Lord’s Day 23
Q59. What good does it do you, however, to believe all this?
In Christ I am right with God and heir to life everlasting.
Scripture Proofs — King James Version
John 3:36
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”
Romans 1:17
“For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.”
Romans 5:1–2
“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”
Habakkuk 2:4
“Behold, his soul is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.”
Commentary — Zacharias Ursinus (1616)
Note: The exposition for Questions 59 and 60 is combined. See Question 60 for the full commentary on justification.
Zacharias Ursinus, Commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism (1616). Public domain.