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Lord's Day 7

Topics: Christ, Adam, Faith, Word, Forgiveness, Holy Spirit, Gospel, Apostles' Creed

20. Q.

Are all men, then, saved by Christ
just as they perished through Adam?

A.
No.
Only those are saved
who by a true faith
are grafted into Christ
and accept all his benefits. 1
  • 1. Mt 7:14; Jn 1:12; 3:16, 18, 36; Rom 11:16-21.
21. Q.

What is true faith?

A.
True faith is a sure knowledge
whereby I accept as true
all that God has revealed to us in his Word. 1
At the same time it is a firm confidence 2
that not only to others, but also to me, 3
God has granted forgiveness of sins,
everlasting righteousness, and salvation, 4
out of mere grace,
only for the sake of Christ's merits. 5
This faith the Holy Spirit works in my heart
by the gospel. 6
  • 1. Jn 17:3, 17; Heb 11:1-3; Jas 2:19.
  • 2. Rom 4:18-21; 5:1; 10:10; Heb 4:16.
  • 3. Gal 2:20.
  • 4. Rom 1:17; Heb 10:10.
  • 5. Rom 3:20-26; Gal 2:16; Eph 2:8-10.
  • 6. Acts 16:14; Rom 1:16; 10:17; 1 Cor 1:21.
22. Q.

What, then, must a Christian believe?

A.
All that is promised us in the gospel, 1
which the articles of our
catholic and undoubted Christian faith
teach us in a summary.
  • 1. Mt 28:19; Jn 20:30, 31.
23. Q.

What are these articles?

A.
I.
1. I believe in God the Father almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth.
II.
2. I believe in Jesus Christ,
his only-begotten Son, our Lord;
3. he was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary;
4. suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
he descended into hell.
5. On the third day he arose from the dead;
6. he ascended into heaven,
and sits at the right hand
of God the Father almighty;
7. from there he will come to judge
the living and the dead.
III.
8. I believe in the Holy Spirit;
9. I believe a holy catholic Christian church,
the communion of saints;
10. the forgiveness of sins;
11. the resurrection of the body;
12. and the life everlasting.
 
 
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