Author: Peter Dietsch

Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered question 50 – specifically, the meaning of the phrase “He descended into hell” from the Apostles’ Creed. Here is a brief review. The WLC describes the last part of Christ’s humiliation (His humiliation, or being…

Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered questions 46-50. Here is a brief review. WLC 42 speaks of how the Son of God, as our Mediator, is called “Christ” because He was anointed and set apart to execute the three offices of…

Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered questions 43-45. Here is a brief review. WLC 42 speaks of how the Son of God, as our Mediator, is called “Christ” because He was anointed and set apart to execute the three offices of…

Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered questions 38-42. Here is a brief review. WLC 38  Why was it requisite that the Mediator should be God?A. It was requisite that the Mediator should be God, that he might sustain and keep the…

Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered questions 36-37. Here is a brief review. Here, we begin a series of lessons on the Lord Jesus Christ’s Person (WLC 36-45) and work (WLC 46-56) as the only Mediator of the covenant of grace.…

Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered questions 34-35. Here is a brief review. In our study of the covenant of grace, in our last lesson, we emphasized the continuity between the old and new covenants. These questions and answers of the…

Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered questions 32-33. Here is a brief review. Overview of WLC 30-35 – The Covenant of Grace This section of the WLC (Q 30-35) describes the covenant of grace in general terms: Q30 – The ground…

Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered questions 31. Here is a brief review. Review of WLC 30 – The Covenant of Works and the Covenant of Grace Since we returned to our Sunday school lesson series in the Westminster Larger Catechism…

Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered questions 29-30. Here is a brief review. WLC 29  What are the punishments of sin in the world to come?A. The punishments of sin in the world to come, are everlasting separation from the comfortable…

Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered questions 26-28. Here is a brief review. WLC 26  How is original sin conveyed from our first parents unto their posterity?A. Original sin is conveyed from our first parents unto their posterity by natural generation,…