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Confession of Faith Chapter 18: Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation 2. This certainty is not a bare conjectural and probable persuasion grounded upon a fallible hope; 1 but an infallible assurance of faith founded upon the divine truth of the promises of salvation, 2 the inward evidence of those graces unto which these promises are made, 3 the testimony of the Spirit of adoption witnessing wit...

Confession of Faith Chapter 18: Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation 2. This certainty is not a bare conjectural and probable persuasion grounded upon a fallible hope; 1 but an infallible assurance of faith founded upon the divine truth of the promises of salvation, 2 the inward evidence of those graces unto which these promises are made, 3 the testimony of the Spirit of adoption witnessing wit...

Larger Catechism Q 80. Can true believers be infallibly assured that they are in the estate of grace, and that they shall persevere therein unto salvation? A. Such as truly believe in Christ, and endeavor to walk in all good conscience before him, 1 may, without extraordinary revelation, by faith grounded upon the truth of God's promises, and by the Spirit enabling them to discern in themselves th...

Larger Catechism Q 80. Can true believers be infallibly assured that they are in the estate of grace, and that they shall persevere therein unto salvation? A. Such as truly believe in Christ, and endeavor to walk in all good conscience before him, 1 may, without extraordinary revelation, by faith grounded upon the truth of God's promises, and by the Spirit enabling them to discern in themselves th...

Confession of Faith Chapter 18: Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation 1. Although hypocrites and other unregenerate men may vainly deceive themselves with false hopes and carnal presumptions of being in the favor of God, and estate of salvation 1 (which hope of theirs shall perish): 2 yet such as truly believe in the Lord Jesus, and love him in sincerity, endeavoring to walk in all good conscien...

Confession of Faith Chapter 18: Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation 1. Although hypocrites and other unregenerate men may vainly deceive themselves with false hopes and carnal presumptions of being in the favor of God, and estate of salvation 1 (which hope of theirs shall perish): 2 yet such as truly believe in the Lord Jesus, and love him in sincerity, endeavoring to walk in all good conscien...

Confession of Faith Chapter 17: Of the Perseverance of the Saints 3. Nevertheless, they may, through the temptations of Satan and of the world, the prevalency of corruption remaining in them, and the neglect of the means of their preservation, fall into grievous sins; 1 and, for a time, continue therein: 2 whereby they incur God's displeasure, 3 and grieve his Holy Spirit, 4 come to be deprived of...

Confession of Faith Chapter 17: Of the Perseverance of the Saints 3. Nevertheless, they may, through the temptations of Satan and of the world, the prevalency of corruption remaining in them, and the neglect of the means of their preservation, fall into grievous sins; 1 and, for a time, continue therein: 2 whereby they incur God's displeasure, 3 and grieve his Holy Spirit, 4 come to be deprived of...

Confession of Faith Chapter 17: Of the Perseverance of the Saints 2. This perseverance of the saints depends not upon their own free will, but upon the immutability of the decree of election, flowing from the free and unchangeable love of God the Father; 1 upon the efficacy of the merit and intercession of Jesus Christ, 2 the abiding of the Spirit, and of the seed of God within them, 3 and the nat...

Confession of Faith Chapter 17: Of the Perseverance of the Saints 2. This perseverance of the saints depends not upon their own free will, but upon the immutability of the decree of election, flowing from the free and unchangeable love of God the Father; 1 upon the efficacy of the merit and intercession of Jesus Christ, 2 the abiding of the Spirit, and of the seed of God within them, 3 and the nat...

Larger Catechism Q 79. May not true believers, by reason of their imperfections, and the many temptations and sins they are overtaken with, fall away from the state of grace? A. True believers, by reason of the unchangeable love of God, 1 and his decree and covenant to give them perseverance, 2 their inseparable union with Christ, 3 his continual intercession for them, 4 and the Spirit and seed of...

Confession of Faith Chapter 17: Of the Perseverance of the Saints 1. They, whom God hath accepted in his Beloved, effectually called, and sanctified by his Spirit, can neither totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace, but shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved. 1 Philippians 1:6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to...

Confession of Faith Chapter 16: Of Good Works 7. Works done by unregenerate men, although for the matter of them they may be things which God commands; and of good use both to themselves and others: 1 yet, because they proceed not from an heart purified by faith; 2 nor are done in a right manner, according to the Word; 3 nor to a right end, the glory of God, 4 they are therefore sinful, and cannot...

Confession of Faith Chapter 16: Of Good Works 6. Notwithstanding, the persons of believers being accepted through Christ, their good works also are accepted in him; 1 not as though they were in this life wholly unblamable and unreprovable in God's sight; 2 but that he, looking upon them in his Son, is pleased to accept and reward that which is sincere, although accompanied with many weaknesses and...

Confession of Faith Chapter 16: Of Good Works 5. We cannot by our best works merit pardon of sin, or eternal life at the hand of God, by reason of the great disproportion that is between them and the glory to come; and the infinite distance that is between us and God, whom, by them, we can neither profit, nor satisfy for the debt of our former sins, 1 but when we have done all we can, we have done...

Confession of Faith Chapter 16: Of Good Works 4. They who, in their obedience, attain to the greatest height which is possible in this life, are so far from being able to supererogate, and to do more than God requires, as that they fall short of much which in duty they are bound to do. 1 Luke 17:10 So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have...

Confession of Faith Chapter 16: Of Good Works 3. Their ability to do good works is not at all of themselves, but wholly from the Spirit of Christ. 1 And that they may be enabled thereunto, beside the graces they have already received, there is required an actual influence of the same Holy Spirit, to work in them to will, and to do, of his good pleasure: 2 yet are they not hereupon to grow negligen...

Confession of Faith Chapter 16: Of Good Works 2. These good works, done in obedience to God's commandments, are the fruits and evidences of a true and lively faith: 1 and by them believers manifest their thankfulness, 2 strengthen their assurance, 3 edify their brethren, 4 adorn the profession of the gospel, 5 stop the mouths of the adversaries, 6 and glorify God, 7 whose workmanship they are, cre...

Confession of Faith Chapter 16: Of Good Works 1. Good works are only such as God hath commanded in his holy Word, 1 and not such as, without the warrant thereof, are devised by men, out of blind zeal, or upon any pretense of good intention. 2 Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your G...

Confession of Faith Chapter 15: Of Repentance unto Life 6. As every man is bound to make private confession of his sins to God, praying for the pardon thereof; 1 upon which, and the forsaking of them, he shall find mercy; 2 so, he that scandalizeth his brother, or the church of Christ, ought to be willing, by a private or public confession, and sorrow for his sin, to declare his repentance to thos...

Confession of Faith Chapter 15: Of Repentance unto Life 5. Men ought not to content themselves with a general repentance, but it is every man's duty to endeavor to repent of his particular sins, particularly. 1 Psalm 19:13 Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression. Matthew 26:75 And Peter r...

Confession of Faith Chapter 15: Of Repentance unto Life 4. As there is no sin so small, but it deserves damnation; 1 so there is no sin so great, that it can bring damnation upon those who truly repent. 2 Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Galatians 3:10 For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is writ...

Confession of Faith Chapter 15: Of Repentance unto Life 3. Although repentance be not to be rested in, as any satisfaction for sin, or any cause of the pardon thereof, 1 which is the act of God's free grace in Christ; 2 yet it is of such necessity to all sinners, that none may expect pardon without it. 3 Ezekiel 36:31-32 Then you will remember your evil ways, and your deeds that were not good, and...

Shorter Catechism Q 87. What is repentance unto life? A. Repentance unto life is a saving grace, 1 whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ, 2 doth, with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it unto God, 3 with full purpose of, and endeavor after, new obedience. 4 Larger Catechism Q 76. What is repentance unto life? A. Repentance unto life...

Confession of Faith Chapter 15: Of Repentance unto Life 2. By it, a sinner, out of the sight and sense not only of the danger, but also of the filthiness and odiousness of his sins, as contrary to the holy nature, and righteous law of God; and upon the apprehension of his mercy in Christ to such as are penitent, so grieves for, and hates his sins, as to turn from them all unto God, 1 purposing and...