Heidelberg Catechism.
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Gen. 3, 15.
To Him give all the prophets witness, that through His name whosoever believeth in Him shall receive remission of sins. Acts. 10, 43.
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son. Gal. 4, 4.
Gen. 22, 18. Hebr. 10, 1.
QUESTION 20.
Are all men then saved by Christ, as they have perished by Adam?
ANSWER.
No; only such as by true faith are ingrafted into Him, and receive all His benefits.
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. 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. John 3, 16. 36.
Matth. 7, 13. 14. John 1, 12. John 17, 9. Matth. 7, 24.
QUESTION 21.
What is true faith?
ANSWER.
It is not only a certain knowledge, whereby I hold for truth all that God has
14
