Wat beteken die vergifnis van al jou sondes vir jou? – Die belydenisskrifte

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1. Lees die aanhalings uit die Heidelbergse Kategismus 34, 36, 37, en 56 en die Westminster Geloofsbelydenis 17. Wat leer jy oor die vergifnis van al jou sondes? Wat beteken dit vir jou? Wat vra dit van jou?

Heidelbergse Kategismus

34 Vraag: Waarom noem jy Hom ons Here?

Antwoord: Omdat Hy ons na liggaam en siel van die sondes en uit alle heerskappy van die duiwel nie met goud of silwer nie maar met sy kosbare bloed tot sy eiendom verlos en vrygekoop het (a).

(a) 1 Pet 1:18, 19; 2:9; 1 Kor 6:20; 1 Tim 2:6; Joh 20:28.

36 Vraag: Watter nut verkry jy uit die heilige ontvangenis en geboorte van Christus?

Antwoord: Dat Hy ons Middelaar is (a), en met sy onskuld en volkome heiligheid my sonde waarin ek ontvang en gebore is, voor God bedek (b).

(a) Heb 7:26, 27. (b) 1 Pet 1:18, 19; 3:18; 1 Kor 1:30, 31; Rom 8:3, 4; Jes 53:11; Ps 32:1.

37 Vraag: Wat verstaan jy onder die woordjie: gely?

Antwoord: Dat Christus na liggaam en siel tydens sy hele lewe op aarde, maar veral aan die einde daarvan die toorn van God teen die sonde van die hele menslike geslag gedra het (a). So het Hy met sy lyding as die enigste versoeningsoffer (b) ons liggaam en siel van die ewige verdoemenis verlos (c) en vir ons die genade van God, die geregtigheid en die ewige lewe verwerf (d).

(a) Jes 53:4; 1 Pet 2:24; 3:18; 1 Tim 2:6. (b) Jes 53:10; Ef 5:2; 1 Kor 5:7; 1 Joh 2:2; Rom 3:25; Heb 9:28; 10:14. (c) Gal 3:13; Kol 1:13; Heb 9:12; 1 Pet 1:18, 19. (d) Rom 3:25; 2 Kor 5:21; Joh 3:16; 6:51; Heb 9:15; 10:19.

56 Vraag: Wat glo jy van die vergewing van die sondes?

Antwoord: Dat God, op grond van die voldoening van Christus, aan al my sondes en ook my sondige aard waarteen ek my lewe lank moet stry nooit meer (a) wil dink nie. Uit genade wil Hy aan my die geregtigheid van Christus skenk (b) sodat ek nooit in die strafgerig van God sal kom nie (c).

(a) 1 Joh 2:2; 1:7; 2 Kor 5:19. (b) Rom 7:23-25; Jer 31:34; Miga 7:19; Ps 103:3, 10, 12. (c) Joh 3:18; 5:24.

Westminster Geloofsbelydenis 17

The Perseverance of the Saints

1. Those whom God has accepted in his Son and has effectually called and sanctified by his Spirit can never completely or finally fall out of their state of grace. Rather, they shall definitely continue in that state to the end and are eternally saved.1

1. Phil 1.6, 2 Pt 1.10, Jn 10.28-29, 1 Jn 3.9, 1 Pt 1.5,9, Jb 17.9, Jer 32.40.

2. This endurance of the saints does not depend on their own free will but on God’s unchangeable decree of election, flowing from his voluntary, unchangeable love.2 It also depends on the effectiveness of the merit and intercession of Jesus Christ,3 on the indwelling Spirit and indwelling seed of God in the saints,4 and on the nature of the covenant of grace.5 All these establish the certainty and infallibility of their preservation.6

2. 2 Tm 2.18-19, Jer 31.3, Eph 1.4-5, Jn 13.1, Rom 8.35-39.

3. Heb 10.10,14, 13.20-21, 9.12-15, Rom 8.32-39, Jn 17.11,24, Lk 22.32, Heb 7.25.

4. Jn 14.16-17, 1 Jn 2.27, 3.9.

5. Jer 32.40, Heb 8.10-12.

6. Jn 10.28, 2 Thes 3.3, 1 Jn 2.19, 1 Thes 5.23-24, Heb 6.17-20.

3. Nevertheless, the temptations of Satan, the world, and their old carnal nature, along with neglect of the means of their preservation, may lead believers to commit serious sins and to continue in them for a time.7 They consequently displease God8 and grieve his Holy Spirit,9 have some of the fruit of God’s grace and his comforts taken away from them,10 have their hearts hardened11 and their consciences wounded,12 hurt and offend others,13 and bring temporal judgments on themselves.14

7. Mt 26.70,72,74, Ps 51.Title and verse 14, 2 Sm 12.9,13.

8. Is 64.5,7,9, 2 Sm 11.27.

9. Eph 4.30.

10. Ps 51.8,10,12, Rv 2.4, Sg 5.2-4, 6.

11. Is 36.17, Mk 6.52, 16.14, Ps 95.8.

12. Ps 32.3-4, 51.8.

13. 2 Sm 12.14, Ez 16.54.

14. Ps 89.31-32, 1 Cor 11.32, 2 Sm 12.10.

2. Loof die Here in gebed vir die spesifieke wysheid en insig wat die geloofsbelydenisse jou gee oor die vergifnis van al jou sondes.

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Chris van Wyk

Ek is gemeenteleraar by Somerstrand gemeente, Port Elizabeth. My passie in die lewe is om God bo alles te dien en gelowiges in geloofsvorming te begelei. I am pastor at Summerstrand congregation, Port Elizabeth. My passion in life is to serve God above all and to lead believers in faith formation.

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