nable soul; (q) being conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mary, and born of her, (r) yet without sin. (s)
p Heb. 2:14, 17; 10:5 q Mt. 26:38 r Luke 1:27, 31, 34, 35, 42; Gal. 4:4 s Heb. 4:15; 7:26
Q. 26. What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer?
A. Christ as our Redeemer executeth the offices of a prophet, of a priest, and of king, both in his estate of humiliation and exaltation. (t)
t Acts 3:22; Heb. 12:25; 2 Cor. 13:3; Heb. 5:5, 6, 7; 7:25; Ps. 2:6; Is. 9:6, 7; Mt. 21:5; Ps. 2:8-11
Q. 27. How doth Christ execute the office of a prophet?
A. Christ executeth the office of prophet in revealing to us, by his Word and Spirit, the will of God for our salvation. (u)
u John 1:18; 1 Pet.1:10,11, 12; John 15:15; and 20:31
Q. 28. How doth Christ execute the office of a priest?
A. Christ executeth the office of priest in his once offering up himself a sacrifice to satisfy divine justice (v) and reconcile us to God, (w) and in making continual intercession for us. (x)
v Heb. 9:14, 28 w Heb. 2:17 x Heb.7:24, 25
Q. 29. How doth Christ execute the office of king?
A. Christ executeth the office of a king, in subduing us to himself, (y) in ruling, (z) and defending us, (a) and in restraining and conquering all his and our enemies. (b)
y Acts 15:14, 15, 16 z Is. 33:22 a Is. 32:1, 2 b 1 Cor. 15:25; Ps. 110 throughout
Q. 30. Wherein did Christ’s humiliation consist?
A. Christ’s humiliation consisted in his being born, and that in a low condition, (c) made under the law, (d) undergoing the miseries of this life, (e) the wrath of God, (f) and the cursed death of the cross; (g) in being buried, (h) and continuing under the power of death for a time. (i)
c Luke 2:7 d Gal. 4:4 e Heb. 12:2, 3; Is. 53:2, 3 f Luke 22:44; Mt. 27:46 g Phil. 2:8 h 1 Cor. 15:3,4 i Acts 2:24, 25, 26, 27, 31; Mt. 12:40
Q. 31. Wherein consisteth Christ’s exaltation?
A. Christ’s exaltation consisteth in his rising again from the dead on the third day, (j) in ascending up into heaven, (k) in sitting at the right hand of God the 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 o