he Father, (l) and in coming to judge the world at the last day. (m)
j 1 Cor. 15:4 k Mark 16:19 l Eph. 1:20 m Acts 1: 11; 17:31
Redemption Applied by the Holy Spirit
Q. 32. How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ?
A. We are made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ, by the effectual application of it to us (n) by his Holy Spirit. (o)
n John 1:11,12 o Titus 3:5,6
Q. 33. How doth the spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ?
A. The Spirit applieth to us the redemption purchased by Christ, by working faith in us, (p) and thereby uniting us to Christ, in our effectual calling. (q)
p Eph. 1:13, 14; John 6:37, 39; Eph. 2:8 q Eph. 3:17; 1 Cor. 1:9
Q. 34. What is effectual calling?
A. Effectual calling is the work of God’s Spirit, (r) whereby convincing us of our sin and misery, (s) enlightening our minds in the knowledge of Christ, (t) and renewing our wills, (u) he doth persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ freely offered to us in the gospel. (v)
r 2 Tim. 1:9; 2 Thess. 2:13, 14 s Acts 2:37 t Acts 26:18 u Ez. 36:26, 27 v John 6:44, 45; Phil. 2:13
Q. 35. 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, (w) adoption, (x) sanctification, and the several benefits which in this life do either accompany or flow from them. (y)
w Rom. 8:30 x Eph. 1:5 y 1 Cor. 1:30
Q. 36. What is justification?
A. Justification is an act of God’s free grace, wherein he pardoneth all our sins, (z) and accepteth us as righteous in his sight, (a) only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, (b) and received by faith alone. (c)
z Rom. 3:24, 25; and 4:6, 7, 8 a 2 Cor. 5:19, 21 b Rom. 5:17-19 c Gal. 2:16; Phil. 3:9
Q. 37. What is adoption?
A. Adoption is an act of God’s free grace, (d) whereby we are received into the number and have a right to all the privileges of the sons of God. (e)
d 1 John 3:1 e John 1:12; Rom. 8:14-17
Q. 38. What is sanctification?
A. Sanctification is the work of God’s free grace, (f) whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God and are enabled more and more to die unto sin, (g) and live unto righteousness. (h)
f 2 Thess. 2:13 g Eph. 4:23, 24 h Rom. 6:4,6; 8:1
Q. 39. 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, (i) joy in the Holy Spirit, (j) increase of grace,k and perseverance therein to the end. (l)
i Rom. 5:1, 2, 5 j Rom. 5:5, 17 k Pr. 4:18 l 1 John 5:13; 1 Pet. 1:5
Q. 40. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at their death?
A. The souls of believers are at their death made perfect in holiness, (m) and do immediately pass into glory; (n) and their bodies being still united to Christ, (o) do rest in their graves (p) till the resurrection. (q)
m Heb. 12:23 n 2 Cor. 5:1, 6, 8; Phil. 1:23; Luke 23:43 o 1 Thess. 4:14 p Is. 57:2 q Job 19:26, 27
Q. 41. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrection?
A. At the resurrection believers, being raised up in glory, (r) shall be openly acknowledged, and acquitted in the day of judgment; (s) and made perfectly blessed, both in soul and body, in the full enjoyment of God (t) to all eternity. (u)
r 1 Cor. 15:43 s Mt. 25:23; 10:32 t 1 John 3:2; 1 Cor. 13:12 u 1 Thess. 4:17, 18
Q. 42. But what shall be done to the wicked at their death?
A. The souls of the wicked shall, at their death, be cast into the torments of hell, and their bodies lie in their graves, till the resurrection and judgment of the great day. (v)
v Luke 16:23, 24; Acts 2:24; Jude 5, 7; 1 Pet. 3:19; Ps. 49:14
Q. 43. What shall be done to the wicked, at the day of judgment?
A. At the day of judgment the bodies of the wicked, being raised out of their graves, shall be sentenced, together with their souls, to unspeakable torments with the devil and his angels for ever. (w)
w John 5:28, 29; Mt. 25:41, 46; 2 