HC 59
Heidelberg Catechism
Q59. But what does it help you now that you believe all this?
In Christ I am righteous before God and heir to life everlasting.
Proof texts
- Hab. 2:4 — [4] “Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.
- John 3:36 — [36] Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
- Rom. 1:17 — [17] For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”
- Rom. 5:1-2 — [1] Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. [2] Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
For discussion
- The Assembly cited Hab. 2:4 in support of this answer. Read it in context — how does it bear on what is claimed here?
- 4 passages are cited here. Which does the most work, and is anything claimed that the proofs do not obviously carry?