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ps. we were just discussing this Mon night in the Reformed Confessions class. Limited atonement is implicit in Q. 20: Quote: 20. Are all men then saved by Christ as they perished in Adam?
No, only those who by true faith are ingrafted into Him and receive all His benefits.1
1 John 1:12,13. I Corinthians 15:22. Psalm 2:12. Romans 11:20. Hebrews 4:2,3. Hebrews 10:39
| And in 29 and 30 and 31: Quote: 29. Why is the Son of God called JESUS, that is, Savior?1
Because He saves us from our sins,1 and because salvation is not to be sought or found in any other.2
1Matthew 1:21. Hebrews 7:25. 2 Acts 4:12. * Luke 2:10,11.
30. Do those also believe in the only Savior Jesus, who seek their salvation and welfare of saints, of themselves, or anywhere else?
No, although they make their boast of Him, yet in deeds they deny the only Savior Jesus,1 for either Jesus is not a complete Savior, or they who by true faith receive this Savior, must have in Him all that is necessary to their salvation.2
1 I Corinthians 1:13. I Corinthians 1:30,31. Galatians 5:4. 2 Isaiah 9:7. Colossians 1:20. Colossians 2:10. John 1:16. * Matthew 23.28.
31. Why is He called Christ, that is Anointed? Because He is ordained of God the Father and anointed with the Holy Spirit 1 to be our chief Prophet and Teacher,2 who has fully revealed to us the secret counsel and will of God concerning our redemption;3 and our only High Priest,4 who by the one sacrifice of His body, has redeemed us, and ever lives to make intercession for us with the Father;5 and our eternal King, who governs us by His Word and Spirit and defends and preserves us in the redemption obtained for us.6
1 Hebrews 1:9. 2 Deuteronomy 18:15. Acts 3:22. 3 John 1:18. John 15:15. 4 Psalm 110:4. Hebrews 7:21. 5 Romans 5:9,10. 6 Psalm 2:6. Luke 1:33. Matthew 28:18. * Isaiah 61:1,2. * I Peter 2:24. * Revelation 19:16.
| Remember too that the Catechism (any catechism) is to be read left to right, not right to left. That is to say that it is cumulative and ea q/a assumes the foregoing.
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"For Christ, His Gospel, and His Church"
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