Justification (WSC 33; FC 56)
/God declares us righteous by doing two things: taking away our sin and giving us Christ’s obedience.
God declares us righteous by doing two things: taking away our sin and giving us Christ’s obedience.
God gives true believers blessings in this life which flow from being united to Jesus in this world.
God enables us to believe in Jesus Christ by reversing our total depravity and, thereby, enabling us to understand, believe and trust in him for our salvation.
Faith takes hold of Jesus and what he possesses, but is, itself, a gift of God.
The Holy Spirit takes the accomplishments of Christ in history and applies them to the elect today.
The first petition of the Lord’s Prayer orients the whole prayer toward that which brings God glory and seeks His aid to help us be a part of what brings him glory.
The exaltation of Christ includes everything from his resurrection on.
The humiliation of Christ includes his birth and his death and everything in between.
To be our king, Jesus must both rule over his people in justice and conquer all his enemies.
Jesus serves as our priest by keeping God’s house holy, not letting any sin or enemy enter into it.
The office of prophet focusses on the proclamation of God’s word, empowered by the Holy Spirit to call sinners to repentance and find grace in the gospel.
In order to redeem us Jesus must do the work of a prophet, of a priest and of a king.
Jesus Christ is truly God and truly man and was sinless in his earthly life.
Jesus has always been God, but became man in order to be our Redeemer and continues to be God and man.
Jesus Christ is the only one who can buy sinners back from hell.
A covenant of grace is an agreement where one person promises to earn the reward for another.
The plan for the class along with some helpful tips on memorization.
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