Faith Reformed Presbyterian Church
A Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America
Family Devotions
Week 30, 2019
Week 30:
Weekly Hymn: On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand
Heidelberg Catechism–
- Q74 Should infants, too, be baptized? /
Answer: Yes.
Infants as well as adults belong to God’s covenant and congregation.
Through Christ’s blood the redemption from sin and the Holy Spirit, who works faith, are promised to them no less than to adults. Therefore, by baptism, as sign of the covenant, they must be incorporated into the Christian church and distinguished from the children of unbelievers. This was done in the old covenant by circumcision, in place of which baptism was instituted in the new covenant.
- Q75 How does the Lord’s supper signify and seal to you that you share in Christ’s one sacrifice on the cross and in all his gifts? /
Answer: In this way:
Christ has commanded me and all believers to eat of this broken bread and drink of this cup in remembrance of him. With this command he gave these promises: First, as surely as I see with my eyes the bread of the Lord broken for me and the cup given to me, so surely was his body offered for me and his blood poured out for me on the cross. Second, as surely as I receive from the hand of the minister and taste with my mouth the bread and the cup of the Lord as sure signs of Christ’s body and blood, so surely does he himself nourish and refresh my soul to everlasting life with his crucified body and shed blood.
Bible Reading:
Mon- 7/29 – 1 Corinthians 9-11 & Psalm 99
Tue – 7/30 – 1 Corinthians 12-14 & Psalm 100
Wed – 7/31 – 1 Corinthians 15-16 & Psalm 101
Thurs – 8/1 – 2 Chronicles 1-4 & Psalm 102
Fri – 8/2 – 2 Chronicles 5-7 & Psalm 103
Sat – 8/3 – 2 Chronicles 8-11 & Psalm 104:1-23
Sun – 8/4 – Catch Up Day
