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Heidelberg Catechism.
Second Part.
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Of Man's Redemption.
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QUESTION 12.
Since then, by the righteous judgment of God, we deserve temporal and eternal punishment, what is required that we may escape this punishment and be again received into favor?
ANSWER.
God wills that His justice be satisfied, therefore must we make full satisfaction to the same, either by ourselves or by another.
Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. Matth. 5, 26.
QUESTION 13.
Can we ourselves make this satisfaction?
ANSWER.
By no means: on the contrary, we daily increase our guilt.
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