The Daily Heidelberg

Question 40: Why was it necessary for Christ to humble himself unto death? Question 41: Why was he also buried? Question 42: Why must we also die? Question 43: What further benefit from Christ's sacrifice? Question 44: Why is there added, "he descended into hades"?

Question 37: What dost thou understand by "He suffered"? Question 38: Why did he suffer under Pontius Pilate? Question 39: Is there anything more in his being crucified?

Question 35: What is the meaning of "He was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary"? Question 36: What profit dost thou receive by Christ's holy conception and nativity?

Question 33: Why is Christ called the "only begotten Son" of God? Question 34: Wherefore callest thou him "our Lord"?

Question 31: Why is he called "Christ"? Question 32: But why art thou called a Christian?

Question 29: Why is the Son of God called "Jesus"? Question 30: Do such believe in Jesus who seek salvation elsewhere?

Question 27: What dost thou mean by the providence of God? Question 28: What advantage is it to know that God upholds all things?

Question 26: What believest thou when thou sayest, "I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth"?

Question 24: How are these articles divided? Question 25: Why speakest thou of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost?

Question 20: Are all men saved by Christ? Question 21: What is true faith? Question 22: What is necessary for a Christian to believe? Question 23: What are these articles?

Question 16: Why must he be very man and perfectly righteous? Question 17: Why must he be also very God? Question 18: Who then is that Mediator? Question 19: Whence knowest thou this?

Question 12: Is there no way by which we may escape that punishment? Question 13: Can we ourselves make this satisfaction? Question 14: Can any creature satisfy for us? Question 15: What sort of mediator must we seek?

Question 9: Does not God then do injustice to man? Question 10: Will God suffer such disobedience to go unpunished? Question 11: Is not God then also merciful?

Question 6: Did God then create man so wicked and perverse? Question 7: Whence then proceeds this depravity of human nature? Question 8: Are we then so corrupt that we are wholly incapable of doing any good?

Question 3: Whence knowest thou thy misery? Question 4: What does the law of God require of us? Question 5: Canst thou keep all these things perfectly?

Question 1: What is thy only comfort in life and death? Question 2: How many things are necessary for thee to know, that thou, enjoying this comfort, mayest live and die happily?

Question 127: Which is the sixth petition? Question 128: How dost thou conclude thy prayer? Question 129: What does "Amen" signify?

Question 126: Which is the fifth petition?

Question 125: Which is the fourth petition?

Question 124: Which is the third petition?

Question 123: Which is the second petition?

Question 122: Which is the first petition?

Question 120: Why has Christ commanded us to say "Our Father"? Question 121: Why is it added, "Which art in heaven"?

Question 116: Why is prayer necessary? Question 117: What are the requisites of acceptable prayer? Question 118: What has God commanded us to ask? Question 119: What are the words of that prayer?

Question 113: What does the tenth commandment require? Question 114: Can those converted perfectly keep these commandments? Question 115: Why preach them if none can keep them?