The genius of the Heidelberg Catechism is its "Law and Gospel" structure, which its primary author believed to be the fundamental doctrine of the church. This structure -- also known as "Guilt, Grace, and Gratitude" -- is a bulwark to the comfort which the catechism seeks to provide the believer.

Our third installment in our midweek series looking at the Two Kingdoms view of David van Drunen's "Living in God's Two Kingdoms." The finished work of the Last Adam has fulfilled the creation mandate.

The last judgment is a "great and very pleasant comfort" to believers, especially those who are living under the cross. The Belgic Confession teaches us how the doctrine of justification makes the last judgment a comforting prospect for sinners saved by grace.

Sarah's death and burial serves as a climax to the covenantal land promises made to Abraham, and show his faith in the resurrection in the face of death.

Understanding the church's relation to the civil government is an important part of our gospel comfort, as well as our calling in the world to love God and neighbor. The Belgic Confession clearly teaches the legitimacy of the state as God's instrument for this-worldly justice and the importance of the believer to submit to the rulers God has put over us.

Abraham's binding of Isaac is one of the most iconic and mystifying stories in the Bible. How could a good God command his servant to kill as a sacrifice the child HE had given him by promise? And why? This sermon explains the importance of understanding Abraham as a type, and the significance of this episode for our faith today.