Blessed Lord's day!

Heidelberg Catechism Q 103: "What does God require in the fourth commandment?"

First, that the ministry of the gospel and the schools be maintained;[a] and that I, especially on the sabbath, that is, on the day of rest, diligently frequent the church of God,*[b] to hear his word,[c] to use the sacraments,[d] publicly to call upon the Lord,[e] and contribute to the relief of the poor.[f] Secondly, that all the days of my life I cease from my evil works, and yield myself to the Lord, to work by his Holy Spirit in me: and thus begin in this life the eternal sabbath.[g]

a: Titus 1:5, 2 Timothy 3:14, 2 Timothy 3:15, 1 Timothy 5:17, 1 Corinthians 9:11, 1 Corinthians 9:13, 1 Corinthians 9:14, 2 Timothy 2:2
b: Psalm 40:10, Psalm 40:11, Psalm 68:27, Acts 2:42, Acts 2:46
c: 1 Timothy 4:13, 1 Corinthians 14:19, 1 Corinthians 14:29, 1 Corinthians 14:31
d: 1 Corinthians 11:33
e: 1 Timothy 2:1, 1 Timothy 2:2, 1 Timothy 2:3, 1 Timothy 2:8, 1 Timothy 2:9, 1 Timothy 2:10, 1 Timothy 2:11, 1 Corinthians 14:16
f: 1 Corinthians 16:2
g: Isaiah 66:23

*This concerns an addition, which has been adopted from the translation by Peter Datheen. In the original text of the Catechism, only the 'day of rest' is mentioned.

Every Saturday part of a reformation confession or catechism is posted. This week we have Lord's day 5 from the Heidelberg catechism.

The Second Part : Of Man’s Deliverance
Lord’s Day 5
12.Q. According to God’s righteous judgment we deserve punishment both in this world and forever after: how then can we escape this punishment and return to God’s favour?
A. God requires that His justice be satisfied. Therefore the claims of His justice must be paid in full, either by ourselves, or by another.
Exodus 23:7; Isaiah 53:11; Romans 2:1-11; Romans 8:3,4.

13.Q. Can we pay this debt ourselves?
A. Certainly not. Actually, we increase our guilt every day.
Matthew 6:12; Romans 2:4,5.

14.Q. Can another creature - any at all - pay this debt for us?
A. No. To begin with, God will not punish another creature for man’s guilt. Besides, no mere creature can bear the weight of God’s eternal anger against sin and release others from it.
Psalm 49:7-9; Psalm 130:3; Ezekiel 18:4,20; Hebrews 2:14-18.

15.Q. What kind of mediator and deliverer should we look for then?
A. He must be truly human and truly righteous, yet more powerful than all creatures, that is, He must also be true God.
Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 9:6; Isaiah 53:9; Jeremiah 23:6; John 1:1; Romans 1:3; 1 Corinthians 15:21; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 7:26.

It was lawful for the priests only, to burn incense; but now, all we who believe in Christ, are priests; wherefore it is lawful for us, and for us only, to burn the incense of prayers. The censer, that golden vessel, is the words which we utter in prayer: surely golden and precious are those, of which the Lord’s Prayer consisted, the Psalms, and other prayers used in the holy scripture.

~Martin Luther — A sermon on Philippians, Chap. iv. verses 4, 5, 6, and 7.

I see this is getting negative feedback which is interesting. I think the concept of having ethnic nations is a thoroughly biblical one and is how God wills it to be. This due to multiple reasons I could get into but comes down to how the bible views ethnicity as being the same thing as a nation. We are told God made the nations and gives them their boundaries (Psalm 86:9, Acts 17:26) which he did by sending the three sons of Noah and their wives throughout the world by giving them different languages (Genesis 6-11). 1 Cor 14:10, "There are, it may be, so many races of voices [languages] in the world, and none of them [the races] is voiceless [without a language]."

We see throughout Scripture the saints acknowledging their special affinity to their kindred people (Esther 8:6, Romans 9:3 etc.) The natural affection (Rom 1:31, 2 Tim 3:3) mankind feels towards their own kindred is a perfectly good and natural feeling instituted by God for the preservation of the family and the nation. To rebel against this divinely instituted order would be to rebel against both God's supernatural (given in Scripture) and natural (observed from creation in nature) revealed will would be sinful.

Now of course this does not negate we should first and foremost love God. After loving God, loving our spiritual brethren (Luke 14:26 etc.) But this does not take away from the fact that mankind should and does have a special love obligation towards their kindred (that being their near family (your wife, your children, your grandparets etc.) as your extended family (being your ethnic group)). Not neglecting the fact that we should love all generally speaking.
Having defined the terms in this way I have a hard time seeing how anyone could object.

Tomorrow is the Lord's day! Tomorrow is the 19th Sunday after Trinity.
Every Saturday part of a reformation confession or catechism is posted. This week we have article 24 from the First Helvetic Confession.

Article 24 - The Sacred Assembly
But we consider that sacred assemblies should be conducted in such a way that above all, the Word of God is daily proclaimed to the public, that the Scriptures are daily brought out by suitable ministers and read out, that the faith of the pious should be exercised from time to time in celebrating the holy Eucharist, and that prayer for the needs of all should be constantly insisted on.
But the rest of the useless and innumerable vagaries of ceremonies, vessels, veils, clothes, candles, altars, gold, and silver, inasmuch as they serve to pervert religion, especially idols and images (which are profane and scandalous for worship), and all such profane things, let us keep far away from our sacred house.
Exodus 20; Isaiah 40; Acts 2; 1 Corinthians 14; 1 Timothy 2; 1 Peter 4; 1 John 5.

6 That in thee may thy people joy,
wilt thou not us revive?
7 Show us thy mercy, Lord, to us
do thy salvation give.
8 I'll hear what God the Lord will speak:
to his folk he'll speak peace,
And to his saints; but let them not
return to foolishness.

9 To them that fear him surely near
is his salvation;
That glory in our land may have
her habitation.
10 Truth met with mercy, righteousness
and peace kissed mutually:
11 Truth springs from earth, and righteousness
looks down from heaven high.

12 Yea, what is good the Lord shall give;
our land shall yield increase:
13 Justice, to set us in his steps,
shall go before his face.

Tomorrow is the Lord's day! Tomorrow is the 18th Sunday after Trinity.
Every Saturday part of a reformation confession or catechism is posted. This week we have article 23 from the First Helvetic Confession.

Article 23 - Eucharist
But the mystical supper, is that which the Lord truly offers his body and blood, that is, himself to his own, so that he may live more and more in them, and they in him. Not that the bread and the wine, and the body and blood of the Lord, are united into one nature: neither locally included in them, nor by any carnal presence established. But the bread and wine are symbols from the Lord’s institution, to which the true communion of his body and blood, and is presented by the Lord himself through the ministry of the church, not as food for the perishable stomach, but as food for eternal life.
Matthew 26; John 6:14; 1 Corinthians 10.
This is why we often use this sacred food, because by this warning we look at the death and blood of the crucified, with the eyes of faith, and our salvation, not without a taste of heavenly life, and indeed with a sense of eternal life, meditating on this spiritual, life-giving and intimate food, we are refreshed with indescribable sweetness, and we rejoice with unspeakable joy, because of the life we have found, and with all our strength, we pour out thanksgiving for the wonderful favour of Christ towards us.
Thus, it is greatly undeserved that some think we give too little to the sacred symbols. For these are holy things to be venerated, and, as it were, instituted by and received from the high priest Christ, in the manner we have said presenting the things signified, bearing witness to the thing accomplished, representing things so arduous, and by a wonderful analogy of the things signified, bringing the clearest light to these mysteries. To this end they themselves supply the aid and help of the faith, and finally, in turn, they bind us, as much as a sacred oath would, to the head of Christ and the church. This is how reverently we feel about these sacred symbols. But truly we ascribe strength and power to him who gives life and sanctifies forever, who is life, to whom be praise forever and ever. Amen.

the blasphemous sacrilege of the papist mass must be repudiated