The Heidelberg Catechism

Heidelberg Catechism Lords Day 5 – 12. Q. ACCORDING TO GOD’S RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT WE DESERVE PUNISHMENT BOTH IN THIS WORLD AND FOREVER AFTER: HOW THEN CAN WE ESCAPE THIS PUNISHMENT AND RETURN TO GOD’S FAVOR?

A. God requires that his justice be satisfied.1 Therefore the claims of his justice must be paid in full, either by ourselves or by another.2

Biblical References:

1 Ex. 23:7; Rom. 2:1-11

2 Isa. 53:11; Rom. 8:3-4