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The Commentary of Dr. Zacharias Ursinus on the Heidelberg Catechism Question 12. Since, Then, by the Righteous Judgment of God, We Deserve Temporal and Eternal Punishment, Is There No Way by Which We May Escape that Punishment, and Be Again Received into Favor?

Question 12. Since, then, by the righteous judgment of God, we deserve temporal and eternal punishment, is there no way by which we may escape that punishment, and be again received into favor?

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The Commentary of Dr. Zacharias Ursinus on the Heidelberg Catechism Question 12. Since, Then, by the Righteous Judgment of God, We Deserve Temporal and Eternal Punishment, Is There No Way by Which We May Escape that Punishment, and Be Again Received into Favor?

Question 12. Since, then, by the righteous judgment of God, we deserve temporal and eternal punishment, is there no way by which we may escape that punishment, and be again received into favor?

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Review:
Last week we talked about the covenant of works. We learned that the only way to keep this covenant and receive it’s blessings (which were eternal life and fellowship with God forever), was to keep the Law perfectly. We also learned that by breaking the covenant, as descendants of Adam we are under a curse. We learned that although God is merciful, He is also just and must punish sin to it’s fullest. Last week finished up Part one of the catechism as we learned about our sin and misery. Now knowing the bad news, we now begin to learn the good as this week we move into Part two of the catechism; DELIVERANCE.
This week we move into PART two of the catechism; DELIVERANCE.

Question 12. Since, then, by the righteous judgment of God, we deserve temporal and eternal punishment, is there no way by which we may escape that punishment, and be again received into favor?

Question 12. Since, then, by the righteous judgment of God, we deserve temporal and eternal punishment, is there no way by which we may escape that punishment, and be again received into favor?

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Answer. God will have his justice satisfied; and therefore we must make this satisfaction, either by ourselves, or by another.

Satisfaction is necessary, because the mercy of God, as has been shown, does not violate his justice, which demands satisfaction.

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Satisfaction is necessary, because the mercy of God, as has been shown, does not violate his justice, which demands satisfaction. Zacharias Ursinus
As we learned last week, to emphasize one attribute of God over the others, can lead us to worship a God of our own imagination, not the one true God. Can you think of any examples of this in the visible church today?
The topic of hell and eternal damnation is not an easy one to talk about. Some will deny both and in so doing have created a false god, thereby condemning themselves even more by committing the sin of idolatry.
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Answer. God will have his justice satisfied; and therefore we must make this satisfaction, either by ourselves, or by another.
An Aid to the Heidelberg Catechism I. Full Satisfaction Must Be Made

By “God’s Justice” we are not to understand here His attribute according to which He punishes sin, nor the righteous judgment which He has pronounced against it; but His righteous demand as Creator and Lord of man that he should fulfil the law completely, or suffer punishment for its transgression. The justice of God is satisfied through complete fulfillment of the law or through perfect atonement, i.e., through perfect obedience in the keeping of the law or in suffering punishment.

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Last time we talked about the covenant of works (sometimes called the covenant of life) and that the only way to keep that covenant was to keep the law perfectly. As sinners we have broken God’s law and now stand deserving of punishment. If someone teaches that there is no hell (ex. Rob Bell in Love Wins) or if someone believes that they will get to heaven because they are basically a good person, are they worshipping the true God? No If they are not, what are they really doing? Committing idolatry, i.e. worshipping a false God.
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In the Scriptures, who talks about eternal damnation the most? Jesus
After reading what is your response to people like popular pastor Rob Bell (or friends who have read his book), who say that God will not punish the wicked eternally in hell? See the quote below:
“A staggering number of people have been taught that a select few Christians will spend forever in a peaceful, joyous place called heaven, while the rest of humanity spend forever in torment and punishment in hell with no chance for anything better. It’s been clearly communicated to many that this belief is a central truth of the Christian faith and to reject it is, in essence, to reject Jesus. This is misguided and toxic and ultimately subverts the contagious spread of Jesus’s message of love, peace, forgiveness, and joy that our world desperately needs to hear.” Rob Bell describing his book Love Wins.
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Question 13. Can we ourselves then make this satisfaction?

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Answer. By no means; but on the contrary we daily increase our debt.

Question 14. Can there be found anywhere one, who is a mere creature, able to satisfy for us?

Answer. None; for first, God will not punish any other creature for the sin which man hath committed; and further, no mere creature can sustain the burden of God’s eternal wrath against sin, so as to deliver others from it.

Question 15. What sort of a mediator and deliverer, then, must we seek for?

Answer. For one who is very man and perfectly righteous; and yet more powerful than all creatures; that is, one who is also very God.
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If they preach another Jesus, they preach another gospel, and another gospel cannot save!

Satisfaction is necessary, because the mercy of God, as has been shown, does not violate his justice, which demands satisfaction.

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Question 13. Can we ourselves then make this satisfaction?

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Answer. By no means; but on the contrary we daily increase our debt.
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2  “Truly I know that it is so:

But how can a man be in the right before God?

3  If one wished to contend with him,

one could not answer him once in a thousand times.

Truly I know that it is so:

But how can a man be in the right before God?

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6  We have all become like one who is unclean,

and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.

  We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.
We sin continually, and in sinning we increase our guilt and the displeasure of God towards us. Now he who never ceases to offend can never appease the party offended, just as a debtor who continually adds new accounts to former claims can never release himself from debt. (Zacharias Ursinus)
The Commentary of Dr. Zacharias Ursinus on the Heidelberg Catechism Question 13 Can We Ourselves Then Make This Satisfaction?

We sin continually, and in sinning we increase our guilt and the displeasure of God towards us. Now he who never ceases to offend can never appease the party offended, just as a debtor who continually adds new accounts to former claims can never release himself from debt.

Question 14. Can there be found anywhere one, who is a mere creature, able to satisfy for us?
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and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.
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Question 14. Can there be found anywhere one, who is a mere creature, able to satisfy for us?

and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.Question 14. Can there be found anywhere one, who is a mere creature, able to satisfy for us?
Answer. None; for first, God will not punish any other creature for the sin which man hath committed; and further, no mere creature can sustain the burden of God’s eternal wrath against sin, so as to deliver others from it.
Why couldn’t an angel

Question 15. What sort of a mediator and deliverer, then, must we seek for?

Answer. For one who is very man and perfectly righteous; and yet more powerful than all creatures; that is, one who is also very God.
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