Short questions Flashcards
Q. 31. What is effectual calling?
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
Q. 32. What benefits do they that are effectually called partake of in this life?
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.
Q. 33. What is justification?
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
Q. 34. What is adoption?
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
Q. 35. What is sanctification?
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.
Q. 36. What are the benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification?
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.
Q. 37. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at death?
A. The souls of believers are at their death made perfect in holiness, and do immediately pass into glory;r and their bodies, being still united to Christ, do rest in their gravest till the resurrection.
Q. 38. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrection?
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.
Q. 85. What doth God require of us, that we may escape his wrath and curse due to us for sin?
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
Q. 86. What is faith in Jesus Christ?
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.
Q. 87. What is repentance unto life?
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.
What is faith?
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
What is Fides Generalis?
Belief in truth of Christian religion
What is Fides Specialis?
Saving faith - Gift of grace - Eph 2:8-9
Faith in Hebrew and Greek
amun, faith, Dt. 32:20
pistis, 67 times and pisteuo, 240 time
The grounds for saving faith?
1.universal invitation of gospel
2. demand of the gospel; sovereignty of God;
3 promise of God
4. suitability of gospel for our needs
What are the 3 parts of faith, or the nature of faith?
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
What are the means of faith?
- For conversion: the ministry of the word, Rom. 10:14,17
- 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
What are the results of faith?
Justification; adoption; sactification
What is the relation between faith and repentance?
“The one is the negative turning away from sin, while the other is the positive turning to Christ”
What are the 3 parts of repentance?
Intellectual( apreehension),
emotional ( grieves and hates sin),
Volitional (turn to God with the purpose of and endeavor after new obedience )
Why repentance is necessary?
- Is not the grounds or means of salvation, Titus 3:5; Acts 5:31; Rom.3:24; Eph.1:7
- But none can obtain pardon without it, Lk.13:3,5; Acts 17:30; Acts 2:38
- no sin too small to not be repented of, Rom.6:23; James 2:10; Matt.12:36
- No sin too large to bring condemnation on the man who is truly repentant, Isa.55:7; Rom.8:1; Isa.1:18
what is the fruit of repentance?
Confession, reparation, holy watchfulness
What is union with Christ?
Living fellowship with Christ by which he indwells his people through the Holy Spirit. L.C. 66