Given the mysticism and heavy Anabaptist influence of our day, this is disappointingly brief. The most interesting things are the references. The passages included all ground the Spirit to the Son. Acts 2 and 4 and 1 Corinthians 12 and 14 are all noticeably absent from the list. Interesting how Calvin, and subsequently Heidelberg, saw this so differently than the Anabaptists.
Of God The Holy Ghost20. Lord's DayQuestion 53. What dost thou believe concerning the Holy Ghost?
Answer: First, that he is true and coeternal God with the Father and the Son; (1 John 5:7; Genesis 1:2; Isaiah 48:16; 1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19; Acts5:3-4) secondly, that he is also given me, (Galatians 4:6; Matthew 28:19-20; 2 Corinthians1:21-22; Ephesians 1:13) to make me by a true faith, partaker of Christ and all his benefits, (Galatians 3:14; 1 Peter 1:2; 1 Corinthians 6:17) that he may comfort me (Acts 9:31; John 15:26) and abide with me forever. (John 14:16; 1 Peter 4:14)
What we have instead are passage after passage that first reiterate that the Holy Ghost is an inseparable portion of the Trinity. Next, we are given the passages that relate to us that to which the Holy Ghost will testify, named, to the truth of the Words given to us in Scripture, and in particular, to the knowledge of Jesus and His actions both in His life and in His resurrection. Finally, we are given the means by which we are granted access to these gifts; we are given faith through the work of the Holy Ghost in us in revealing these truths.
The next few Lord’s Days will take up a different topic, but a vitally important one: justification. Justification and imputation are the gospel according to Paul. Let’s see what Heidelberg does with those doctrines.
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