WSC #4 Flashcards
Q. 28. How is Christ exalted?
A. Christ is exalted by his rising from the dead on the third day, his ascending up into heaven, his sitting at the right hand of the Father, and his coming to judge the world at the last day.
Q. 30. How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ?
A. The Spirit applies to us the redemption purchased by Christ, by producing faith in us, and so uniting us to Christ in our effectual calling.
Q. 31. What is effectual calling?
A. Effectual calling is the work of God’s Spirit, who convinces us of our sin and misery, who enlightens our minds in the knowledge of Christ, and who renews our wills. This is how he persuades and makes us able to embrace Jesus Christ, who is freely offered to us in the gospel.
Q. 32. What benefits do those who are effectively called share in this life?
A. In this life those who are effectively called share justification, adoption, sanctification, and the other benefits that either go with or come from them.
Q. 33. What is justification?
A. Justification is the act of God’s free grace by which 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.
Q. 34. What is adoption?
A. Adoption is an act of God’s free grace, by which we becomes his sons with all the rights and privileges of being his.
