The Means of Grace
Rodney Kleyn's article provides a comprehensive introduction to the means of grace by examining Lord's Days 25-28 of the Heidelberg Catechism, explaining how the Holy Spirit works through both preaching and sacraments to direct believers' faith to Christ's atoning sacrifice. The resource explores the nature of sacraments as visible signs and seals of God's promise, their relationship to the preached Word, and their role in the believer's spiritual life, grounding the discussion firmly in Reformed confessional theology.
Lord's Day 25 Question 65. Since then we are made partakers of Christ and all His benefits by faith only, whence doth this faith proceed? Answer. 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. Question 66. What are the sacraments? Answer. The sacraments are holy, visible signs and seals, appointed of God for this end, that by the use thereof, He may the more fully declare and seal to us the promise of the...
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