An Orthodox Catechism

    Heidelberg Catechism (1563)

    Section 2: Lord’s Day 2

    Zacharias Ursinus and Caspar Olevianus

    Section 2: Lord’s Day 2

    Question 3

    Whence knowest thou thy misery?

    Out of the law of God.a

    1. a. Romans 3:20

      Romans 3:20

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    Question 4

    What doth the law of God require of us?

    Christ teaches us that briefly, Mat. xxii. 37—40. “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first and the great command; and the second is like to this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commands hang the whole law and the prophets.”a

    1. a. Luke 10:27

      Luke 10:27

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    Question 5

    Canst thou keep all these things perfectly?

    In no wise;a for I am prone by nature to hate God and my neighbour.b

    1. a. Romans 3:10; 1 John 1:8

      Romans 3:10

      1 John 1:8

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    2. b. Romans 8:7; Titus 3:3

      Romans 8:7

      Titus 3:3

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