Our Only Comfort (2-Volume Set)

Our "only comfort," declares the Heidelberg Catechism, is that we belong—"body and soul, in life and in death"—to our "faithful Savior Jesus Christ." Fred H. Klooster, lifetime scholar of the Heidelberg, explains all this and more as he expounds on the catechism commissioned by Elector Frederick III in Germany for teaching believers in the Christian faith. This two-volume commentary includes full catechism texts in both German and English, detailed expositions of every Q&A in the catechism, word studies on many important terms, doctrinal summaries and explanations, historical surveys telling much of the story behind the Heidelberg, applications for preachers, teachers, and students of the catechism, this Heidelberg Catechism commentary, the culmination of Klooster's life's work as a professor, scholar, and writer, teaches the catechism in a faith-filled, engaging way that portrays the solid, biblical teaching intended by the Reformers who wrote it years ago.