The Heidelberg Catechism

The Heidelberg Catechism or METHOD OF INSTRUCTION IN THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AS THE SAME IS TAUGHT IN THE REFORMED CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS IN HOLLAND AND IN AMERICA The Heidelberg Catechism received its name from being composed in Heidelberg at the request of Elector Frederick III (1516 1576), ruler of the Palatinate, an influential German province. To secure harmony in Protestant teaching and to facilitate the establishment of the Reformed faith in his province, this pious prince commissioned Zacharias Ursinus (1534 1583), twenty-eight years of age and professor of theology at the Heidelberg University, and Caspar Olevianus (1536 1587), twenty-six years old and Frederick s court preacher, to prepare a Reformed Catechism for instructing the youth and guiding pastors and teachers.

redemption in Christ and faith (Romans 3:21–11:36), incorporating a lengthy exposition of the Apostles’ Creed and the sacraments; questions 86–129 stress true gratitude for God’s deliverance (Romans 12–16), primarily through a consideration of the Ten Commandments and the Lord’s Prayer. One of the

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