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- Question 90.
- Are all transgressions of the law equally heinous?
- Answer:
- Some sins in themselves and by reason of several aggravations, are more heinous in the sight of God than others.
( Ezekiel 8:13; John 19:11; 1 John 5:16 )- Question 91.
- What does every sin deserve?
- Answer:
- Every sin deserves God's wrath and curse, both in this life, and in that which is to come.
( Ephesians 5:6; Galatians 3:10; Proverbs 3:33; Psalm 11:6; Revelation 21:8 )- Question 92.
- What does God require of us, that we may escape His wrath and curse, due to us for sin?
- Answer:
- To escape the wrath and curse of God due to us for sin, God requires of us faith in Jesus Christ, repentance unto life, with the diligent use of all the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ communicates to us the benefits of redemption.
( Acts 20:21; Acts 16:30,31; 17:30 )- Question 93.
- What is faith in Jesus Christ?
- Answer:
- Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon Him alone for salvation, as He is offered to us in the Gospel.
( Hebrews 10:39; John 1:12; Philippians 3:9; Galatians 2:15,16 )- Question 94.
- What is repentance unto life?
- Answer:
- Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ, does, with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it unto God, with full purpose of, and endeavor after, new obedience.
( Acts 2:37; Joel 2:13; Jeremiah 31:18,19; 2 Corinthians 7:10,11; Romans 6:18 )
See: 1689 London Baptist Confession, Chapter 14: Of Saving Faith and Chapter 15: Of Repentance Unto Life and Salvation
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Of the Holy Scriptures
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
Of the State of Man After Death, the Resurrection of the Dead, and the Last Judgement
Of the Moral Law
The First Table of the Law
The Second Table of the Law
Of the Purpose of the Law
Of Saving Faith and Repentance Unto Life and Salvation
Of the Ordinances of God as Means of Grace
Of Baptism
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Of the Lord's Supper
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