Article 5

Question 0

Justification frees believers from ??, relieves them of ??, and gives them the ?? of Christ.

Answer 0

guilt; judgement; merit

Question 1

The basis of the act of justification are the perfection of ??, the atonement of ??, and the victory of ??.

Answer 1

Christ’s life; His death; His resurrection

Question 2

The sole instrument for receiving the gift of justification is ??.

Answer 2

faith

Question 3

Regeneration is a ?? act of God.

Answer 3

creative

Question 4

In the act of regeneration, the ?? implant the seed of the new life.

Answer 4

Word and Spirit

Question 5

The believer is created anew in ??.

Answer 5

mind, heart, and will

Question 6

Justification as a gift of God is an act of ??.

Answer 6

divine grace

Question 7

According to Romans 8:33, God ?? the ungodly.

Answer 7

justifies

Question 8

Romans 3:24 describes the operation of God’s ??

in justification.

Answer 8

grace

Question 9

Justification is a declaration of ?? and of ??.

Answer 9

forgiveness; righteousness

Question 10

God writes ?? over the entire past life of sin.

Answer 10

pardoned

Question 11

When God pardons, He also removes the ?? of sin.

Answer 11

condemnation

Question 12

The ?? of God has been fully satisfied in the shedding of Christ’s blood.

Answer 12

judgement

Question 13

According to Ephesians 1:7, believers have ?? through Christ’s blood.

Answer 13

redemption

Question 14

God declares believers to be righteous by placing on their records the ?? of Christ’s life.

Answer 14

perfection

Question 15

This record of merit exactly matches the ?? of God.

Answer 15

character

Question 16

As a judicial act, adoption changes the ?? status of the individual.

Answer 16

legal

Question 17

The results of adoption are that we are received into the ?? of God and we become the ?? of God.

Answer 17

family; heirs

Question 18

In justification and adoption, humanities ?? is

changed.

Answer 18

position

Question 19

In regeneration, humanities ?? is changed.

Answer 19

character

Question 20

The ?? of the new birth is the Holy Spirit.

Answer 20

agent

Question 21

Regeneration restores the ?? of ?? in humankind.

Answer 21

image; God

Question 22

According to Ephesians 4:23 and Colossians 3:10, the new birth restores ?? and true ?? and renews the ??.

Answer 22

righteousness; holiness; mind

Question 23

According to 2 Corinthians 3:3, the heart of ?? is broken up and a heart of ?? is given.

Answer 23

stone; flesh

Question 24

The renewal of the ?? is described in Hebrews 13:21.

Answer 24

will

Question 25

The result of the new birth is a ?? change of manner of life.

Answer 25

radical

Question 26

?? becomes the disposition of the soul.

Answer 26

Holiness

Question 27

?? becomes the motive of life.

Answer 27

Love

Question 28

God enables the born-again person to stop the practices of ??.

Answer 28

sin

Question 29

This faith recognizes the necessity of the ?? and ?? of God.

Answer 29

Word; Spirit