Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 20 Chapter 12 – Of Adoption I. All those that are justified, God vouchsafes, in and for his only Son Jesus Christ, to make partakers of the grace of adoption: by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the liberties and privileges of the children of …
Westminster Larger Catechism – Lord’s Day 20 Q & A 74 Q What is adoption? A Adoption is an act of the free grace of God,*1 in and for his only Son Jesus Christ,*2 whereby all those that are justified are received into the number of his children,*3 have his name put upon them,*4 the …
Westminster Shorter Catechism – Lord’s Day 22 Q & A 37 Q What benefits do believers receive from Christ at death? A The souls of believers are at their death made perfect in holiness,*1 and do immediately pass into glory;*2 and their bodies, being still united in Christ,*3 do rest in their graves, till the …
Westminster Shorter Catechism – Lord’s Day 21 Q & A 36 Q 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,*1 peace of conscience,*2 joy in …
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