Question 11

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Is not God then also merciful?

God is indeed merciful,^a but also just;^b therefore his justice requires,^c that sin, which is committed against the most high majesty of God, be also punished with extreme, that is, with everlasting punishment, both of body and soul.^d

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

aExodus 34:6
bExodus 20:5; Job 34:10–11
cPsalm 5:5–6
dGenesis 2:17; Romans 6:23

Commentary

Jeremias Bastingius, A Catechisme of Christian Religion, with the Arguments and Use (1591), on this question
Zacharias Ursinus, The Summe of Christian Religion (1587), on this question
Zacharias Ursinus, The Summe of Christian Religion (1587), on Q. 10–11
Zacharias Ursinus, The Summe of Christian Religion (1587), on Q. 10–11

Related texts

An Orthodox Catechism (1680) Q. 11

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Heidelberg Catechism (1563) Q. 11, symbolics.dev/heidelberg/11

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