Question 83

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What are the keys of the kingdom of heaven?

^aThe preaching of the holy gospel,^b and Christian discipline, or excommunication out of the Christian church: by these two, the kingdom of heaven is opened to believers, and shut against unbelievers.^c

Proofs

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

aMatthew 16:19
bJohn 20:23
cMatthew 18:15–18

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. 83–85

Related texts

An Orthodox Catechism (1680) Q. 92

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Heidelberg Catechism (1563) Q. 83, symbolics.dev/heidelberg/83

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