Faith and the Means of Grace

The Heidelberg Catechism teaches that faith: ". . . proceeds from the Holy Ghost, who works faith in our hearts by the preaching of the gospel, and confirms it by the use of the sacraments." (q. 65) The sacraments are defined as: Robert D. Decker is professor of New Testament and Practical Theology in the Protestant Reformed Seminary. The Heidelberg Catechism teaches that faith: ". . . proceeds from the Holy Ghost, who works faith in our hearts by the preaching of the gospel, and confirms it...