The Heidelberg Catechism
Lord's Day 31
Q&A 83
Q: What are the keys of the kingdom?
A: The preaching of the holy gospel
and Christian discipline toward repentance.
Both preaching and discipline
open the kingdom of heaven to believers
and close it to unbelievers.1
1 Matt. 16:19; John 20:22-23
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