說明：禮拜一到禮拜六，每天都要從朗讀本周的問答開始，然後仔細閱讀下面當天的靈修內容，以便對問答有更深的理解。最後閱讀並默想每段靈修之後的經文，最好多讀幾遍，甚至可以背誦下來。家人或小組成員可以就著當天的靈修內容和經文展開討論，並嘗試將所學內容與自己的實際生活結合起來。對英語原文部分感興趣的弟兄姐妹，可以用英文的內容再來一遍。
至於為何及如何學習教理問答，請讀本書的前言。
在中文內容下方，附英文原文及本人朗讀的英文音頻。
主日三
第六問：上帝造人原本就是如此邪惡悖逆嗎？
答：絕不。上帝造人原本是良善的，且是按照祂自己的形象造的，有真理的仁義和聖潔；目的是要叫他們正確地認識他們的創造者上帝，誠心愛祂，與祂同住在永福之中，讚美榮耀祂。
第七問：那麼，這種敗壞的人性是從何而來的呢？
答：是從始祖亞當夏娃在樂園中墮落悖逆而來，因此我們的本性變得極其敗壞，以致我們都是在罪裡成孕出生的。
第八問：是否我們都是極其敗壞，完全無法行任何善，並傾向於各樣罪惡呢？
答：是的。除非我們由上帝的靈重生。
禮拜五
請讀箴言17:3和創世記6:5。
箴言17:3鼎為煉銀，爐為鍊金；唯有耶和華熬煉人心。
創世記6:5耶和華見人在地上罪惡很大，終日所思想的盡都是罪惡。
當我們與別人比較時，我們也許看起來還不錯。但是上帝看的是我們的內心。儘管我們從未殺過人，上帝也能看到我們心裡對嘲笑我們的人極深的厭惡。哪怕我們為別人做了非常善良無私的事情，上帝也知道，我們做這件事的部分原因是為了在別人和自己眼中顯得很好。甚至當我們一邊禱告，一邊胡思亂想，或者希望時間過得快一些的時候，上帝都知道。上帝看到，哪怕在我們最好的行為中，也有罪摻雜在其中。
這就是為什麼教理問答說我們「完全無法行任何善」。若只靠自己，哪怕是在做好事的時候，我們也是傾向於惡的。罪惡像磁鐵一樣吸引著我們。我們想要作惡。這是墮落帶來的可悲的後果。每一個人（除了主耶穌基督）生來都是「傾向於各樣罪惡」，「完全無法行任何善」的。
好消息是，上帝因著祂的憐憫，不允許人類的罪惡肆意蔓延。祂阻止罪人任意而行，為非作歹。如果不是因為祂這樣做了，人類早就自取滅亡，並毀滅了他們所居住的世界！
LORD』S DAY 3
問答6-8英文音頻：
Q6. DID GOD CREATE PEOPLE SO WICKED AND PERVERSE?
A. No. God created them good and in his own image, that is, in true righteousness and holiness, so that they might truly know God their creator, love him with all their heart, and live with God in eternal happiness, to praise and glorify him.
Q7. THEN WHERE DOES THIS CORRUPT HUMAN NATURE COME FROM?
A. The fall and disobedience of our first parents, Adam and Eve, in Paradise. This fall has so poisoned our nature that we are all conceived and born in a sinful condition.
Q8. BUT ARE WE SO CORRUPT THAT WE ARE TOTALLY UNABLE TO DO ANY GOOD AND INCLINED TOWARD ALL EVIL?
A. Yes, unless we are born again by the Spirit of God.
FRIDAY
禮拜五英文內容音頻：
Read Proverbs 17:3 and Genesis 6:5.
3The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
and the LORD tests hearts.
5The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
When we compare ourselves to other people, we may look pretty good. God, however, looks at our hearts. Even though we have never murdered anyone, God sees when we hold a deep dislike in our hearts for someone who teases us. Even when we do something very kind and unselfish for someone, God knows when part of our reason for doing it is so that we will look good, to others and to ourselves. Even when we pray, God knows when our minds wander, or when we wish the time would pass more quickly. God sees that even our best actions have sin mixed into them.
That’s why the catechism says we are 「totally unable to do any good.」 Left to ourselves, we are inclined toward evil, even when we do good. Evil draws us like a magnet. We want to do it. This is the sad result of the Fall. Every human ever born (except the Lord Jesus Christ) is born 「inclined toward all evil,」 「totally unable to do any good.」
The good news is that God, in his mercy, does not allow human sin to run wild. He holds sinners back from doing all they could do that is sinful and wicked. If he did not, humans would have destroyed themselves and the world they live in long ago!
慰藉心靈學教理
作者：梅思道
翻譯：Sunny Guo、郭春雨
慰藉心靈學教理 | 第一周合集 海德堡雙語靈修
慰藉心靈學教理 | 第二周合集 海德堡雙語靈修