Sermons on the Heidelberg Catechism
Sermon #7 “Perfect Satisfaction: a Requirement for Deliverance”
Lord’s Day 5 — Questions #12, #13, #14, and #15
As the Catechism echoes God’s Word, we’ve learned many sad truths about our condition as fallen sinners, and in the last sermon, we turned our attention to the everlasting punishment that awaits all sinners in hell. But this sermon on Lord’s Day 5 announces the good news that there is one who can deliver us from that misery, and describes that deliverance under three headings:
1. A Satisfaction Required by God
2. A Satisfaction Beyond Our Reach
3. A Satisfaction Demanding a Qualified Mediator