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- Question 37.
- What is justification?
- Answer:
- Justification is an act of God's free grace, wherein He pardons all our sins, and accepts us as righteous in His sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.
( Romans 3:24; Ephesians 1:7; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Romans 5:19; Philippians 3:9; Galatians 2:16 ) - Question 38.
- What is adoption?
- Answer:
- Adoption is an act of God's free grace, whereby we are received into the number, and have a right to all the privileges of the sons of God.
( 1 John 3:1; John 1:12; Romans 8:16,17 ) - Question 39.
- What is sanctification?
- Answer:
- Sanctification is a work of God's free grace whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God, and are enabled more and more to die unto sin, and live unto righteousness.
( 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Ephesians 4:23,24; Romans 6:11 ) - Question 40.
- What are the benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification?
- Answer:
- The benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification, are, assurance of God's love, peace of conscience, joy in the Holy Spirit, increase of grace, and perseverance therein to the end.
( Romans 5:1-5; 14:17; Proverbs 4:18; 1 Peter 1:5;1 John 5:13 )
See: 1689 London Baptist Confession, Chapter 11 : Of Justification , Chapter 12: Of Adoption , Chapter 13: Of Sanctification , Chapter 17: Of the Perseverance of the Saints , Chapter 18: Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
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Of God and of the Holy Trinity
Of God's Decrees
Of Creation
Of Divine Providence
Of the fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment thereof
Of Gods Covenant
Of Christ the Mediator
Of Effectual Calling
Of Justification, Adoption, Sanctification, Perseverance and the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
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The Second Table of the Law
Of the Purpose of the Law
Of Saving Faith and Repentance Unto Life and Salvation
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