Heidelberg Catechism · Lord’s Day 16

Question 42

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Since then Christ died for us, why must we also die?

Our death is not a satisfaction for our sins, but only an abolishing of sin, and a passage into eternal life.^a

Proofs

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

aJohn 5:24; Philippians 1:23

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. 40–44

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