"Through the gospel, we command people to submit to Jesus. Through the gospel, judgment is passed on those who reject him. We are ambassadors of the coming King, going ahead to warn of his coming. If people acknowledge his lordship, they will experience his coming rule as blessing, life, and salvation. If they reject him, they will experience his coming as conquest and judgment."
— Tim Chester and Steve Timmis, Total Church (Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2008), 29
[11 ] Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience. [12 ] We are not commending ourselves to you again but giving you cause to boast about us, so that you may be able to answer those who boast about outward appearance and not about what is in the heart. [13 ] For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. [14 ] For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; [15 ] and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.
[16 ] From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. [17 ] Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. [18 ] All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; [19 ] that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. [20 ] Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. [21 ] For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
(2 Corinthians 5:11-21 ESV)
Sunday, March 6, 2011
But is not Christ with us even unto the end of the world, as He has promised?
Heidelberg Catechism
Question 47. But is not Christ with us even unto the end of the world,[1] as He has promised?
Answer. Christ is true man and true God. According to His human nature He is now not on earth,[2] but according to His Godhead, majesty, grace, and Spirit, He is at no time absent from us.[3]
[1] Mt 28:20;
[2] Mt 26:11; Jn 16:28, 17:11; Acts 3:19-21; Heb 8:4;
[3] Mt 28:18-20; Jn 14:16-19, 16:13; Eph 4:8; Heb 8:4
Question 47. But is not Christ with us even unto the end of the world,[1] as He has promised?
Answer. Christ is true man and true God. According to His human nature He is now not on earth,[2] but according to His Godhead, majesty, grace, and Spirit, He is at no time absent from us.[3]
[1] Mt 28:20;
[2] Mt 26:11; Jn 16:28, 17:11; Acts 3:19-21; Heb 8:4;
[3] Mt 28:18-20; Jn 14:16-19, 16:13; Eph 4:8; Heb 8:4
My times are in thy hand
Daily Light Devotions - March 7 - Evening
My times are in thy hand.
My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors! 1
Yes, he loved his people, all his holy ones were in his hand; so they followed in your steps, receiving direction from you, 2
And the word of the LORD came to him: "Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there." Then the word of the LORD came to him, "Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you." 3
"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 4
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. 5
casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. 6
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1 Psa 31:15;
2 Deut 33:3;
3 1 Kings 17:2-4,8,9;
4 Matt 6:25,32;
5 Prov 3:5,6;
6 1 Pet 5:7
My times are in thy hand.
My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors! 1
Yes, he loved his people, all his holy ones were in his hand; so they followed in your steps, receiving direction from you, 2
And the word of the LORD came to him: "Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there." Then the word of the LORD came to him, "Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you." 3
"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 4
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. 5
casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. 6
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1 Psa 31:15;
2 Deut 33:3;
3 1 Kings 17:2-4,8,9;
4 Matt 6:25,32;
5 Prov 3:5,6;
6 1 Pet 5:7
Thy Maker is thine husband
Daily Light Devotions - March 7 - Morning
Thy Maker is thine husband ...
For your Maker is your husband, the LORD of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called. 1
This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. 2
You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the LORD delights in you, and your land shall be married. For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your sons marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you. 3
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; to grant to those who mourn in Zion-- to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified. I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. 4
And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. 5
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 6
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1 Isa 54:5;
2 Eph 5:32;
3 Isa 62:4,5;
4 Isa 61:1-3,10;
5 Hos 2:19;
6 Rom 8:35
Thy Maker is thine husband ...
For your Maker is your husband, the LORD of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called. 1
This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. 2
You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the LORD delights in you, and your land shall be married. For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your sons marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you. 3
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; to grant to those who mourn in Zion-- to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified. I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. 4
And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. 5
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 6
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1 Isa 54:5;
2 Eph 5:32;
3 Isa 62:4,5;
4 Isa 61:1-3,10;
5 Hos 2:19;
6 Rom 8:35
What do you understand by the words “He ascended into heaven"?
Heidelberg Catechism
~His Ascension
Question 46. What do you understand by the words “He ascended into heaven"?
Answer. That Christ, in the sight of His disciples, was taken up from the earth into heaven,[1] and continues there in our behalf [2] until He shall come again to judge the living and the dead [3]
[1] Mt 26:64; Lk 24:50-51; Acts 1:9-11;
[2] Rom 8:34; Eph 4:10; Heb 4:14, 7:23-25, 9:11, 24;
[3] Mt 24:30; Acts 1:11, 3:20-21
~His Ascension
Question 46. What do you understand by the words “He ascended into heaven"?
Answer. That Christ, in the sight of His disciples, was taken up from the earth into heaven,[1] and continues there in our behalf [2] until He shall come again to judge the living and the dead [3]
[1] Mt 26:64; Lk 24:50-51; Acts 1:9-11;
[2] Rom 8:34; Eph 4:10; Heb 4:14, 7:23-25, 9:11, 24;
[3] Mt 24:30; Acts 1:11, 3:20-21
Saturday, March 5, 2011
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Daily Light Devotions - March 6 - Evening
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" 1
But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned--every one--to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people? Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. 2
but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. 3
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, 4
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 5
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 6
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us--for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree"-- 7
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1 Matt 27:46;
2 Isa 53:5,6,8,10;
3 Rom 4:24,25;
4 1 Pet 3:18;
5 1 Pet 2:24;
6 2 Cor 5:21;
7 Gal 3:13
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" 1
But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned--every one--to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people? Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. 2
but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. 3
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, 4
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 5
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 6
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us--for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree"-- 7
______________
1 Matt 27:46;
2 Isa 53:5,6,8,10;
3 Rom 4:24,25;
4 1 Pet 3:18;
5 1 Pet 2:24;
6 2 Cor 5:21;
7 Gal 3:13
He preserveth the way of his saints
Daily Light Devotions - March 6 - Morning
He preserveth the way of his saints.
guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints. 1
Yet in spite of this word you did not believe the LORD your God, who went before you in the way to seek you out a place to pitch your tents, in fire by night and in the cloud by day, to show you by what way you should go. 2
Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, that flutters over its young, spreading out its wings, catching them, bearing them on its pinions, the LORD alone guided him, no foreign god was with him. 3
The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the LORD upholds his hand. 4
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all. 5
for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. 6
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. 7
With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God, to help us and to fight our battles." And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. 8
The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. 9
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1 Prov 2:8;
2 Deut 1:32,33;
3 Deut 32:11,12;
4 Psa 37:23,24;
5 Psa 34:19;
6 Psa 1:6;
7 Rom 8:28;
8 2 Chron 32:8;
9 Zep 3:17
He preserveth the way of his saints.
guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints. 1
Yet in spite of this word you did not believe the LORD your God, who went before you in the way to seek you out a place to pitch your tents, in fire by night and in the cloud by day, to show you by what way you should go. 2
Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, that flutters over its young, spreading out its wings, catching them, bearing them on its pinions, the LORD alone guided him, no foreign god was with him. 3
The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the LORD upholds his hand. 4
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all. 5
for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. 6
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. 7
With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God, to help us and to fight our battles." And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. 8
The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. 9
______________
1 Prov 2:8;
2 Deut 1:32,33;
3 Deut 32:11,12;
4 Psa 37:23,24;
5 Psa 34:19;
6 Psa 1:6;
7 Rom 8:28;
8 2 Chron 32:8;
9 Zep 3:17
Friday, March 4, 2011
What the Bible says is true
A note that while in seminary R. C. Sproul kept on his desk in a place where he could always see it:
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BELIEVE, TO PREACH, AND TO TEACH WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS IS TRUE, NOT WHAT YOU WANT THE BIBLE TO SAY IS TRUE. (Sproul, R. C. (1996). Chosen God. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers, 1996, page 12)
(HT: Justin Taylor)
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BELIEVE, TO PREACH, AND TO TEACH WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS IS TRUE, NOT WHAT YOU WANT THE BIBLE TO SAY IS TRUE. (Sproul, R. C. (1996). Chosen God. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers, 1996, page 12)
(HT: Justin Taylor)
What benefit do we receive from the “resurrection” of Christ?
Heidelberg Catechism
~His Resurrection
Question 45. What benefit do we receive from the “resurrection” of Christ?
Answer. First, by His resurrection He has overcome death, that He might make us partakers of the righteousness which He has obtained for us by His death.[1] Second, by His power we are also now raised up to a new life.[2] Third, the resurrection of Christ is to us a sure pledge of our blessed resurrection.[3]
[1] Rom 4:25; 1 Cor 15:15-20, 54-55; 1 Pt 1:3-5, 21;
[2] Rom 6:5-11; Eph 2:4-6; Col 3:1-4;
[3] Rom 8:11; 1 Cor 15:12-23; Php 3:20-21
~His Resurrection
Question 45. What benefit do we receive from the “resurrection” of Christ?
Answer. First, by His resurrection He has overcome death, that He might make us partakers of the righteousness which He has obtained for us by His death.[1] Second, by His power we are also now raised up to a new life.[2] Third, the resurrection of Christ is to us a sure pledge of our blessed resurrection.[3]
[1] Rom 4:25; 1 Cor 15:15-20, 54-55; 1 Pt 1:3-5, 21;
[2] Rom 6:5-11; Eph 2:4-6; Col 3:1-4;
[3] Rom 8:11; 1 Cor 15:12-23; Php 3:20-21
Fight the good fight of faith
Daily Light Devotions - March 5 - Evening
Fight the good fight of faith.
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1
For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn--fighting without and fear within. 2
He said, "Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." 3
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 4
Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 5
This God is my strong refuge and has made my way blameless. He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 6
Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, 7
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. 8
Then Elisha prayed and said, "O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see." So the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 9
And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets-- who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. 10
______________
1 1 Tim 6:12;
2 2 Cor 7:5;
3 2 Kings 6:16;
4 Eph 6:10;
5 1 Sam 17:45;
6 2 Sam 22:33,35;
7 2 Cor 3:5;
8 Psa 34:7;
9 2 Kings 6:17;
10 Heb 11:32-34
Fight the good fight of faith.
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1
For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn--fighting without and fear within. 2
He said, "Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." 3
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 4
Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 5
This God is my strong refuge and has made my way blameless. He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 6
Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, 7
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. 8
Then Elisha prayed and said, "O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see." So the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 9
And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets-- who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. 10
______________
1 1 Tim 6:12;
2 2 Cor 7:5;
3 2 Kings 6:16;
4 Eph 6:10;
5 1 Sam 17:45;
6 2 Sam 22:33,35;
7 2 Cor 3:5;
8 Psa 34:7;
9 2 Kings 6:17;
10 Heb 11:32-34
O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me
Daily Light Devotions - March 5 - Morning
O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
Like a swallow or a crane I chirp; I moan like a dove. My eyes are weary with looking upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my pledge of safety! 1
A Song of Ascents. To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens! Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he has mercy upon us. 2
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. Of David. Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy. Let me dwell in your tent forever! Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah 3
For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat; for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall, 4
For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. 5
______________
1 Isa 38:14;
2 Psa 123:1,2;
3 Psa 61:1-4;
4 Isa 25:4;
5 1 Pet 2:21-23
O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
Like a swallow or a crane I chirp; I moan like a dove. My eyes are weary with looking upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my pledge of safety! 1
A Song of Ascents. To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens! Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he has mercy upon us. 2
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. Of David. Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy. Let me dwell in your tent forever! Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah 3
For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat; for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall, 4
For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. 5
______________
1 Isa 38:14;
2 Psa 123:1,2;
3 Psa 61:1-4;
4 Isa 25:4;
5 1 Pet 2:21-23
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Why is it added: “He descended into hell”?
Heidelberg Catechism
Question 44. Why is it added: “He descended into hell"?
Answer. That in my greatest temptations I may be assured that Christ my Lord, by His inexpressible anguish, pains, and terrors, which He suffered in His soul on the cross and before, has redeemed me from the anguish and torment of hell.[1]
[1] Ps 18:5; 116:3; Isa 53; Mt 26:36-46, 27:46; Heb 5:7-10
Question 44. Why is it added: “He descended into hell"?
Answer. That in my greatest temptations I may be assured that Christ my Lord, by His inexpressible anguish, pains, and terrors, which He suffered in His soul on the cross and before, has redeemed me from the anguish and torment of hell.[1]
[1] Ps 18:5; 116:3; Isa 53; Mt 26:36-46, 27:46; Heb 5:7-10
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