Question 121

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Why is it here added, “Which art in heaven?”

Lest we should form any earthly conceptions of God’s heavenly majesty,^a and that we may expect from his almighty power all things necessary for soul and body.^b

Proofs

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

aJeremiah 23:24
bActs 17:24; Romans 10:12

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. 116–121

Related texts

An Orthodox Catechism (1680) Q. 144

Cite this

Heidelberg Catechism (1563) Q. 121, symbolics.dev/heidelberg/121

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