The Office of All Believer

Question and Answer 32 occupies a blessed location in our Heidelberg Catechism. It comes in the middle of a section that is all about our Savior.  Q&A 31 asks, “Why is He called Christ, that is, anointed?”  Q&A 33 asks, “Why is Christ called the only begotten Son of God?” But between them is Q&A 32: “But why art thou called a Christian?” What a wonderful truth the location of this question and answer expresses. It is hidden in the doctrine of Christ! As such, we may see it as a beautiful...