The Heidelberg Catechism
129 Questions & Answers for the Christian Life
The Only Comfort
The Misery of Man
The Origin of Our Misery
God's Justice
The Mediator
The Mediator's Divine and Human Nature
True Faith
The Holy Trinity
God the Father
I believe in God the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
Providence
The Name of Jesus
And in Jesus Christ, his only-begotten Son, our Lord.
Christ the Anointed
The Only-Begotten Son
The Incarnation
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary.
The Suffering of Christ
Suffered under Pontius Pilate.
The Death of Christ
Was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell.
The Resurrection
The third day he rose again from the dead.
The Ascension
He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
Christ at God's Right Hand
From there he shall come to judge the living and the dead.
The Holy Spirit
I believe in the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Catholic Church
The holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins.
Life Everlasting
The resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.
Justification by Faith
Good Works and Grace
The Sacraments
Holy Baptism
The Meaning of Baptism
The Lord's Supper
The Bread and Wine
The Lord's Table
The Keys of the Kingdom
Good Works
True Repentance
The Law of God
You shall have no other gods before me.
The Second Commandment
You shall not make for yourself an idol.
The Third Commandment
You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God.
Oaths and Vows
The Fourth Commandment
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
The Fifth Commandment
Honor your father and your mother.
The Sixth Commandment
You shall not murder.
The Seventh Commandment
You shall not commit adultery.
The Eighth Commandment
You shall not steal.
The Ninth Commandment
You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
The Tenth Commandment
You shall not covet.
Prayer
Our Father in Heaven
Our Father in heaven,
The First Petition
Hallowed be your name.
The Second Petition
Your kingdom come.
The Third Petition
Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
The Fourth Petition
Give us today our daily bread.
The Fifth Petition
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
The Sixth Petition
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.