Although the mighty may boast in evil, their wickedness never cancels or overcomes the prevailing goodness of God.

Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 37 continues to expound the 3rd Commandment by explaining that when it is appropriate to swear -which it sometimes is- our oaths and vows are only to be made in God's name.

The Lord Jesus selected two items out of the broader Passover celebration to constitute the heart of his new sacrament, the Lord's Supper.

The third commandment teaches us to invoke God's name with solemnity and sincerity.

In the only record of the Lord Jesus as a child, his character as the perfect law keeper gives great comfort while his example calls us to wholehearted devotion to God.

The second commandment's prohibition of images of God becomes clear and inevitable when we realize that all representations are misrepresentations of his true glory.

-Who can this be-- The conundrum of the Lord Jesus terrifies the disciples as he both sleeps through and authoritatively calms a storm.

Lord's Day 34 teaches that part of God of being first is that he alone is our trust and hope. Relying on someone or something else is idolatry, because it displaces God from his proper place in our hearts.

In Moses' veiled but glowing face, we are given an intimation that his administration of the covenant of grace was fading, an anticipation of the greater glory Christ would bring, and a vivid picture that we are transformed by seeing the glory of Christ.

Good works are not defined by human ideas or commandments, but only by God himself.