My King Rules!

A Sermon by Rev Sjirk Bajema

on Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 19

Scripture Reading:

Psalm 110; Colossians 1:15-23

Congregation...

At first sight, it might seem that Lord's Day 19 doesn't hold together very well. We may wonder why the article in the Apostles' Creed about Jesus being seated at the right hand of God is "lumped in" with the article about Him coming back to judge the living and the dead. What is the connection between the two articles?

Just think a little more about this: What does Jesus have to be in order to sit at His Father's right hand, and what does he have to be to be able to come to judge the living and the dead at the end of this time? What position does He need to occupy to fulfil both these actions?