Westminster Shorter Catechism – Lord’s Day 39 Q & A 89 Q How is the Word made effectual to salvation? A The Spirit of God makes the reading, but especially the preaching, of the Word, an effectual means of convincing and converting sinners, and of building them up in holiness and comfort, through faith, unto …
A winsome and succinct summary of why some professing Christians apply the covenant sign of baptism to their children from Kevin DeYoung. His conclusion: …we come to administer the sacrament of baptism to this child today with the weight of church history to encourage us and the example of redemptive history to confirm our practice. …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 30 80. Q. What difference is there between the Lord’s Supper and the papal Mass? A. The Lord’s Supper testifies to us that we have compete forgiveness of all our sins through the one sacrifice of Jesus Christ which he himself has accomplished on the cross once for all; (and …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 29 78. Q. Do the bread and wine become the very body and blood of Christ? A. No, for as the water in baptism is not changed into the blood of Christ, nor becomes the washing away of sins by itself, but is only a divine sign and confirmation of …
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