Rediscovering the Good News that We Dare Not Forget!

‘11

129 questions and answers

52 Lord’s Day Readings

The Heidelberg Catechism (1563)

The Good News

We Almost

Forgot:

Rediscovering

the Gospel in a

16th Century

Catechism by

Kevin DeYoung.

The Ten

Commandments

Obsolete?

Oppressive?

Optional?

Exodus 20:1

And God spoke all these words…

Obsolete?

Proverbs 29:18

Where there is no revelation, the

people cast off restraint; but

blessed is he who keeps the law.

Oppressive?

Proverbs 29:18

When people do not accept divine

guidance, they run wild. But

whoever obeys the law is happy.

Oppressive?

John 15:9-10

If you obey my commands, you will

remain in my love, just as I have

obeyed my Father’s commands and

remain in his love. I have told you

this so that my joy may be in you and

that your joy may be complete.

Oppressive?

Deuteronomy 10:12

And now, Israel, what does the

LORD your God ask of you but to

fear the LORD your God, to walk in

obedience to him, to love him, to

serve the LORD your God with all

your heart and with all your soul,

Oppressive?

Deuteronomy 10:13

and to observe the LORD’s

commands and decrees that I am

giving you today for your own

good?

Oppressive?

Question: Is obedience to God a

major theme of the Bible?

Optional?

“obey” = 300 times

“disobey” = 50 times

Obedience is always portrayed

in the Bible as a proper

response to grace!

Optional?

Matthew 28:19-20a

Therefore go and make

disciples of all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the

Father and of the Son and of the

Holy Spirit, and teaching them to

obey everything I have

commanded you.

Exodus 20:1-2

And God spoke all these words:

―I am the LORD your God, who

brought you out of Egypt, out of

the land of slavery.‖

The Ten

Commandments

Obsolete?

Oppressive?

Optional?

Exodus 20:3

You shall have no other gods

before me.

Reality #1 – Putting God above

all is not a “both-and”

proposition, but an “either-or!”

Exodus 20:3

You shall have NO other gods

before me.

Matthew 6:24

No one can serve two masters.

Either you will hate the one and

love the other, or you will be

devoted to the one and despise

the other. You cannot serve both

God and money.

Idols . . .

Ezekiel 14:3

Son of man, these men have set

up idols in their hearts.

An idol is set up when your

heart takes something, often a

good thing, and makes it an

ultimate thing. Your heart then

seeks its significance and security

from the idol rather than from God. Instead of giving our full allegiance

to God who alone is worthy, we

pursue far lesser things.

Romans 1:25

They exchanged the truth about

God for a lie, and worshiped and

served created things rather than

the Creator—who is forever

praised. Amen.

Reality #1 – Putting God above

all is not a “both-and”

proposition, but an “either-or!”

Wedding Vows

“To forsake all others for you alone”

Reality #1 – Putting God above

all is not a “both-and”

proposition, but an “either-or!”

Reality #2 – Putting God above

all should be a “No brainer!”

Exodus 20:3

You shall have no other gods

before me.

You shall have ME!

Exodus 20:2

I am the LORD your God, who

brought you out of Egypt, out of

the land of slavery.

Psalm 37:4

Delight yourself in the LORD and

he will give you the desires of your

heart.

Isaiah 55:8-9

―For my thoughts are not your

thoughts, neither are your ways my

ways,‖ declares the LORD. ―As the

heavens are higher than the earth, so

are my ways higher than your ways

and my thoughts than your thoughts.‖

Psalm 27:4

One thing I ask from the LORD,

this only do I seek: that I may dwell

in the house of the LORD all the

days of my life, to gaze on the

beauty of the LORD and to seek

him in his temple.

―We are half-hearted

creatures, fooling around

with drink and sex and

ambition when infinite joy is offered

us, like an ignorant child who wants

to go on making mud pies in the

slum because he cannot imagine

what is meant by an offer of a holiday at sea.We are far too

easily pleased.” (C.S. Lewis)

Reality #2 – Putting God above

all should be a “No brainer!”

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Is God #1 on your priority

list? Is your life about Him

first? Are you seeking him

to satisfy the hunger of

your heart?

―God cannot give us happiness

and peace apart from himself,

because it is not there.‖ (C. S. Lewis)

Rediscovering the Good News

that We Dare Not Forget!

‘11

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Not Worth a Thousand Words

Questions 96-98

Lord’s Day Reading #35

Exodus 20:3

You shall have no other gods

before me.