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Q. 31. What is effectual calling?

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Effectual calling is the work of God’s Spirit, whereby, convincing us of our sin and misery, enlightening our minds in the knowledge of Christ, and renewing our wills, he doth persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ, freely offered to us in the gospel

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Q. 32. What benefits do they that are effectually called partake of in this life?

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A. They that are effectually called do in this life partake of justification, adoption, and sanctification, and the several benefits which in this life do either accompany or flow from them.

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Q. 33. What is justification?

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A. Justification is an act of God’s free grace, wherein he pardoneth all our sins, and accepteth us as righteous in his sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone

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Q. 34. What is adoption?

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A. 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

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Q. 35. What is sanctification?

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A. Sanctification is the 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.

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Q. 36. What are the benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification?

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A. 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 Ghost, increase of grace, and perseverance therein to the end.

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Q. 37. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at death?

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A. The souls of believers are at their death made perfect in holiness, and do immediately pass into glory; and their bodies, being still united to Christ, do rest in their graves till the resurrection.

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Q. 38. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrection?

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A. At the resurrection, believers being raised up in glory, shall be openly acknowledged and acquitted in the day of judgment, and made perfectly blessed in the full enjoyment of God to all eternity.

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Q. 85. What doth God require of us, that we may escape his wrath and curse due to us for sin?

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A. To escape the wrath and curse of God due to us for sin, God requireth of us faith in Jesus Christ, repentance unto life, with the diligent use of all the outward means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption.d

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Q. 86. What is faith in Jesus Christ?

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A. 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.

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Q. 87. What is repentance unto life?

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A. 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, doth, with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it unto God, with full purpose of, and endeavor after, new obedience.

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What is faith?

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Religious faith is belief of something on the testimony of God.

Hebrews 11:1 (ESV): 11Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen

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What is Fides Generalis?

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Belief in truth of Christian religion

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What is Fides Specialis?

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Saving faith - Gift of grace - Eph 2:8-9

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Faith in Hebrew and Greek

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amun, faith, Dt. 32:20

pistis, 67 times and pisteuo, 240 time

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The grounds for saving faith?

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1.universal invitation of gospel
2. demand of the gospel; sovereignty of God;
3 promise of God
4. suitability of gospel for our needs

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What are the 3 parts of faith, or the nature of faith?

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1/ notitia Intellect— Rom. 10:14, 17; Faith then does not rule out reason.
2/ assensus Assent, conviction, Heb. 11:1
3/ fiducia Trust, rest, receive, S.C. 86; Jn

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What are the means of faith?

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  1. For conversion: the ministry of the word, Rom. 10:14,17
  2. For growth in faith:
    a. word, 1Peter 2:2; acts 20:32
    b. sacraments, Matt.28:19; 1Cor.11:23-29
    c. prayer, 2Cor.12:8-10
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What are the results of faith?

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Justification; adoption; sactification

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What is the relation between faith and repentance?

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“The one is the negative turning away from sin, while the other is the positive turning to Christ”

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What are the 3 parts of repentance?

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Intellectual( apreehension),
emotional ( grieves and hates sin),
Volitional (turn to God with the purpose of and endeavor after new obedience )

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Why repentance is necessary?

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  1. Is not the grounds or means of salvation, Titus 3:5; Acts 5:31; Rom.3:24; Eph.1:7
  2. But none can obtain pardon without it, Lk.13:3,5; Acts 17:30; Acts 2:38
  3. no sin too small to not be repented of, Rom.6:23; James 2:10; Matt.12:36
  4. No sin too large to bring condemnation on the man who is truly repentant, Isa.55:7; Rom.8:1; Isa.1:18
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what is the fruit of repentance?

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Confession, reparation, holy watchfulness

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What is union with Christ?

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Living fellowship with Christ by which he indwells his people through the Holy Spirit. L.C. 66

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What is the ground for Union with Christ?

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Federal Union - we are Chosen in Christ Eph 1:4 and represented by him in his work Rom 6:2

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What are the means for our union with Christ?

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Regeneration and faith (Baptized by spirit) Holly Spirit is the essential bond and faith the instrumental bond.

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What is the nature of our union with Christ?

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a. spiritual, not ontological or just moral Holy Spirit indwells us, 1 Cor. 12:13; 7:17, 19; Rom. 8:9-11.WCF 26.3
b. vital, Jn. 15:4; Gal. 2:20
c. mystical—Eph. 5:32; Col. 1:26

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What is the term for justification in the OT and its uses?

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צדק (SDQ)

(a) stative, Gen. 38:26; Job 4:17 (Gal)
(b) demonstrative, Ezek. 16:51, 52 (Piel, Qal))
(c) causative, Dan. 8:14; (Nip, be brought back, vindicated); 12:3 z(Hiph)
(d) forensic, declarative,judicial,

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What are the arguments for forensic in the OT?

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(a) Contrast to condemn, Deut. 25:1; Prov. 17:15; Isa. 5:23
(b) Context of judgment, Ps. 143.2
(c) Equivalent expressions, Gen. 15:6; Ps. 32:1, 2
(d) More than declare, but not causative, Isa. 55:11; Dan. 12:3

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What are the terms for justification in the NT?

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δικαιόω
Demonstrative (Mt. 11:19; Lk. 7:35; James 2:21)
Declarative (Lk. 7:29; 18:14; Rom. 5:16 δικαίωμα, ατος, τό

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What are the arguments for declarative?

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(1) of God’s requirements ordinance, regulation, commandment (LU 1.6);
(2) of fulfillment of a legal requirement righteous deed, act of justice, by Christ (RO 5.18), by God (RV 15.4), by saints (RV 19.8);
(3) as an act of justification equivalent to δικαίωσις removal of guilt, acquittal (RO 5.16); 8:33, 34. δικαίωσις, εως, ἡ strictly, an act of making right or just; hence justification, acquittal, vindication (RO 4.25); εἰς δικαίωσιν ζωῆς righteous act that sets free and gives life (RO 5.18)

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What is the ground for justification?

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The work of Christ;

  1. He paid our debt, Rom.5:10; 5:19; 1Cor.15:31; 2Cor.5:21; 1Pet.2:24; 3:18; Isa.53; Heb.10:10,14; Federal head fulfilled demands and penalty of Covenant of Works.
  2. Made full satisfaction of the Father’s justice, Rom.5:9; Isa.53
  3. Upheld both the justice and the grace of God, Rom.3:26; Eph.2:7
  4. Justification is only by God’s free grace, Eph.1:7;
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What is the instrument of justification?

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Faith, thus receiving and resting on Christ and his righteousness

Romans 1:17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous man shall live by faith.”
Romans 3:28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.

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What is the relation of time and eternity in the justifying work of Christ

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  1. God from all eternity elected some to be justified, 1Peter 1:2; 1:19,20; Rom.8:30
  2. Christ died in the fullness of time, Gal.4:4; 1Tim.2:6; Rom.4:25
  3. Not justified until the Spirit applies the work of Christ to us, Jn.3:5,18,36; Gal.2:16
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What is the relationship between justification and forgiveness?

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  1. God continues to forgive all the sins of the justified, Matt.6:12; 1Jn.1:9; 2:16
  2. The true Christian can never fall from this grace, Lk.22:31,32; Jn.10:26; Heb.10:14; Phil.1:6; 1Jn.2:19
  3. Christian can lose fellowship, Ps.89:30-33; Ps.32:3,4; 1Cor.11:30
  4. So Christian is always responsible to repent and confess his sins, Ps.51:7-12; Matt.26:75
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What are the parts of justification?

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a. legal act of God
b. not the infusing of righteousness, but the imputation, Rom.5:17,18,19; 4:6-8
c. pardons our sins and accepts us as righteous, Eph.1:7; 2Cor.5:19,21; Rom.4:5; 3:24,25

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What is the RC view of justification?

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The Roman Catholic view confounds justification and sanctification. It includes the following elements in justification (a) the expulsion of indwelling sin; (b) the positive infusion of divine grace; and (c) the forgiveness of sins.

  1. The sinner is prepared for justification by prevenient grace, without any merits on his part. This prevenient grace leads the sinner to a fides informis, to conviction of sin, to repentance, to a confident reliance on the grace of God in Christ, to the beginnings of a new life, and to a desire for baptism.
  2. Justification really consists in the infusion of new virtues after the pollution of sin has been removed in baptism.
  3. After the expulsion of indwelling sin, the forgiveness of sin or the removal of the guilt of sin necessarily follows. 4.And after that the Christian advances from virtue to virtue, is able to perform meritorious works, and receives as a reward a greater measure of grace and a more perfect justification.
  4. The grace of justification can be lost, but can also be restored by the sacrament of penance.

L. Berkhof, Systematic Theology (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans publishing co., 1938), 524.

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What is the Arminian view of justification?

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The Arminians hold that Christ did not render strict satisfaction to the justice of God, but yet offered a real propitiation for sin, which was graciously accepted and acted on as satisfactory by God in pardoning sin and thus justifying the sinner.
While this only squares past accounts, God also makes provision for the future. He just as graciously imputes the believer’s faith to him for righteousness, that faith, namely, as including the entire religious life of the believer,—his evangelical obedience.
On this view faith is no more the mere instrument of the positive element of justification, but the graciously admitted ground on which it rests. Justification, then, is not a judicial but a sovereign act of God.

L. Berkhof, Systematic Theology (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans publishing co., 1938), 525.

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What is the contrast between justification and sanctification?

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  1. Justification God imputes righteousness x Sanctification God enables to do righteous
  2. Justification sin is pardoned x Sanctification sin is subdue
  3. Justification believers are delivered form punishment x Sanctification there is a growing in perfection
  4. Justification is equal and full in all believers x Sanctification is not equal in all
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What is federal vision?

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The assert that all the benefits of the covenant of grace accrue to all who are baptized

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What is adoption?

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A legal transaction familiar both to Jews and Gentiles by which a child of another family was brought into the adopting family and given all the privileges of the new family—Moses, Esther, Roman law

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What are the terms for adoption?

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‘uiosthesis, ‘uios, tekna, teknon

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Give three biblical concepts of adoption

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a. Covenantal adoption—Romans 9:4; Exodus 4:22; John 8:44; matt. 8:12; Deut. 14:1-2; Isa. 43:6; 63:16; Malachi, 1:6.
b. Soteriological adoption—Gal. 4:4; Romans 8:12-17
c. Consumation adoption—Romans 8:18-25; 1 John 3:2

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What happens in the act of adoption?

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  1. Act of God’s free grace, 1 Jn.3:1
    2. The justified person is numbered among the children of God with all liberties and privileges of such, Jn.1:12; Rom.8:17
    1. Receives the name of God’s son, Rev.3:12; LC 74
      4. Receives the Spirit of adoption, this is the Holy Spirit working in us, Rom.8:15
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What are the benefits of adoption?

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  1. Bold access to God, Rom.8:15; Eph.3:12; Heb.4:16; Rom.5:2 gal.4:6
    1. Pitied as children Ps.103:13
    2. Protected, Ps.27:1-3; Prov.14:26
    3. Provided for, Matt.6:30,32; 1Peter 5:7
      5. Chastened, Heb.12:6ff.
    4. Never disinherited, but sealed to day of redemption, Lam3:1; Heb.13:5; Dt.31:6; Eph.4:30
    5. Receives the promises, Heb.6:12
    6. Heirs of the everlasting salvation, 1Peter 1:4; Heb.1:14
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What are the ways to test your adoption?

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  1. Believe Jesus is the Messiah the Son of God, 1Jn.5:1
    1. Love the brethren, 1Jn.3:14; 4:7
    2. Keep the commandments and so doing overcome the world, 1Jn.5:3,4
    3. Does not deliberately practice sin, 1Jn.3:9
    4. Practice righteousness, 1Jn.2:29
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Relate Adoption and assurance

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  1. Adoption and assurance–receive spirit of adoption able to recognize our sonship and its privileges, Murray, 133. What two things disposition; testimony; Three things, Packer 200:Some consciousness we are God’s children by free grace; moves us to look to God as to a father; impels us to act out our sonship; Packer 203-208. See Packer’s questions 208..
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What does it mean to be sanctified?

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The word sanctification signifies to consecrate and set apart to a holy use: thus they are sanctified persons who are separated from the world, and set apart for God’s service.” Thomas Watson

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What are the terms for sanctification?

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Terms–qodesh קדןשand hagiasmos; hagiotetos, hagiosunes, osiotntos. ‘αγιος ‘Αγιοτης, ‘αγιωσυνη, ‘αγιαζειν, αγιασμος, ‘αγιαστηριον, καταγιαζειν

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What are the grounds for sanctification?

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  1. Union with Christ., Rom 6:5, 6
  2. The grounds of Sanctification are the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, applied by the Holy Spirit, Eph.5:26
  3. Seed of repentance and righteousness, LC 75
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What are the means of sanctification?

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  1. The Word of God, Jn.17:17; Eph.5:26
  2. The Holy Spirit, 2Thes.2:13
  3. Spirit applying death and resurrection of Christ to them, Rom. 6:4-6
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What are the works of sanctification?

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  1. Definite: the dominion of the whole body of sin is destroyed, Rom.6:6,14; 1Jn.3:9,10
  2. Progressive
    a. Lusts are weakened and mortified, Rom.8:13; Gal.5:24; Col.3:5
    b. Greater ability to perform acts of holiness, Col.1:11; 2 Peter3:13,14; Eph.3:16-19
    c. Enables one to come before God, Heb.12:14
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What is the extent of sanctification?

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  1. Throughout the whole man, 1Thes.5:23
  2. Imperfect in this life, 1Jn.1:10; Phil.3:12; LC 78
  3. Continual civil war, Gal.5:17; Rom.7:18,23
    a. Remaining corruption will at times prevail, Rom.7:23
    b. Spirit of Christ continually sanctifying the regenerate part so that it overcomes, Rom.6:14; 1Jn.5:4; Eph.4:16
    c. Saints grow in grace and holiness, 2Cor.3:18; 7:1; 2Peter 3:18
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What is the perfectionism view of sanctification?

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(1) Perfectly free from sin
(2) conformed to the law under which they now live
(3) Variations:
(a) as to what sin is
(b) as to what law we are now obliged to fulfill
(c) as to the means whereby this perfection may be attained, whether by nature or grace.

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What is the RC view of sanctification?

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baptism removes everything sinful from soul; concupiscence remains, which is not truly sin. Thus works done after baptism may be done without any taint of sin.; accommodated law (mortal sin in contrast to venial sin). Two errors: man is assumed to be able to live perfect life after baptism; perfect life on basis of accommodated law.

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What is the Arminian view of sanctification?

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(2) Remonstrant Arminianism—sin defined as voluntary transgression of known law; law adjusted to fallen condition of man; keeping of this law is love; every believer ought to have an exercise love; errors need forgiveness but are not violation of love and hence not sin.
(3) Wesleyanism—Perfection consists in pure love to God and to men; this love eliminates all unholy tempers, pride, anger, self-will, sinful desires, thoughts and words.. The perfect man is as holy as God and loves with all his heart. Attained by faith directed to perfection of holiness.; Not free from mistakes, or involuntary transgressions, which must be forgiven through work of Christ; but these are not called sin, because they are not inconsistent with love of God.; not come from hatred.. May lose and even become reprobate.

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What is perseverance?

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The promise, they shall not totally of finally fall away, but shall persevere to the end and be saved Jn.5:24; 3:36; 10:28,29; Jer.32:40; 1Peter 1:5,9; Phil.1:6

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What is the RC view of perseverance?

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(1) Roman Catholic—lost by mortal sin; Council of Trent Sess vi, Canon 15, “It is to be maintained that the received grace of justification is lost, not only by infidelity, whereby even faith itself is lost, but also by any other mortal sin whatever, though faith be not lost. “ Canon 23, “If any one maintain that a man once justified can not lose grace, and therefore, that he who falls and sins never was truly justified, let him be accursed.”

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What are the grounds of perseverance?

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  1. Not the effort of man, Rom.8:32,39; not dependent on free will.
  2. Ground in God’s decree of election, 2Tim.2:19; Jer.31:3; Eph.1:4,5; Jn.13:1
  3. Efficacy and merit of the sacrifice and intercession of Christ,and union Heb.10:10,14; 7:25; 9:12-15; Jn.17:11,24; Rom.8:32-39; Lk.22:32
  4. The abiding Spirit and seed of God, 1Jn.3:9; 2:27; Jn.14:16,17
  5. The nature of the covenant of grace, jer.32:40; Heb.8:10-12
  6. So perseverance is completely certain because it depends on God and not man, 2Thes.3:3; 1Jn.2:19; Jn.10:28; 1Thes.5:23,24; Heb.6:17-20
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What are the 3 bases for assurance?

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The promises of God
The evidence of grace
the Testimony of the Spirit

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What is the relationship between assurance and saving faith?

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  1. Does not belong to the essence of faith, 1Jn. 5:13; Heb.10:22; 6:11; 2Peter 1:10
  2. A true believer may go a period of time without assurance, Isa.50:10; Ps.73,77,88
  3. The man who has saving faith can get assurance by ordinary means, Ps.73; 1Cor.2:12; 1Jn.4:13; Ps.77:10-20
  4. But assurance is not just a privilege, but the duty of every Christian, 2Peter1:10; 2Cor.13
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What is the order salutis?

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Pipa: Calling, conversion, justification, Adoption, Sanctification, Glorification.

Confession: Calling, justification, Adoption, Sanctification, conversion, Glorification.

Murray: Calling, regeneration, faith and repentance, justification, adoption, sanctification, perseverance, (union with Christ) glorification.

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