Catechism RSS http://wwww.sagrace.org/rss RSS syndication feed featuring the questions and answers of the Westminster and Heidelberg Catechisms published consecutively twice a year. en-us 633 Heidelberg Q. 72. Does this outward washing with water itself wash away sins? http://www.sagrace.org/rss/?id=180 A. No, only the blood of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit cleanse us from all sins. Sat, 25 May 2013 00:01:00 -0600 http://www.sagrace.org/rss/?id=180 Heidelberg Q. 73. Why then does the Holy Spirit call baptism the washing of regeneration and the washing away of sins? http://www.sagrace.org/rss/?id=181 A. God speaks in this way for a good reason. He wants to teach us that the blood and Spirit of Christ remove our sins just as water takes away dirt from the body. But, even more important, He wants to assure us by this divine pledge and sign that we are as truly cleansed from our sins spiritually as we are bodily washed with water. Sat, 25 May 2013 00:01:00 -0600 http://www.sagrace.org/rss/?id=181