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What is saving faith? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
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WSC 86 Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace whereby we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel
Trusting in work of Christ (esp as opposed to own works) for salvation, “accepting, receiving and resting” on him alone for justification, sanctification, eternal life. John 1:12, Acts 16:31 |
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Where does saving faith come from? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
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Saving faith is worked in the heart by the Holy Spirit and the word of God.
Ephesians 2.8-9 “for it is by grace you have been saved, through faith- and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast.” |
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What does saving faith believe? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
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John 5.24- “I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes Him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.”
Believes whatever is taught in Scripture. |
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Is all faith alike? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
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No—
• Mark 9:24 I believe; help my unbelief • Heb 5:14 solid food for the mature • Rom 4:20 Ab strong in faith |
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Define "repentance." Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
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Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ, does with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it, unto God with full purpose of and endeavor after new obedience. WSC #87
Acts 2.37-38 “When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “ Brothers, what shall we do? Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, everyone of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.” Mark 1:15 |
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In what sense is repentance "necessary?" Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
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•Necessary in that we can’t be saved without it (all people everywhere should repent). Necessary but not in itself sufficient.
Luke 13.3 “I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. Acts 17.30 “In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. |
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How ought we to confess our sins? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
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•Not only generally, but particularly, and with humility (1 Tim 1:13-15)
•To God (Ps 51:4, although David had sinned against Bathsheba, Uriah, etc) •To offended parties James 5:16, |
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What are good works? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
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•Only those commanded in Scrip (Micah 6:8, Rom 12:2)
•Performed by believers (Rom 14:23) •Performed by grace of through HS (John 15:4 apart from me you can do nothing) |
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What is the relation of good works to faith? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
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Good works are the fruit of true faith.
James 2.18,22 But someone will say, You have faith but I have deeds. Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. Ephesians 2.8-10- For we are saved by grace, through faith and this is not of ourselves it is a gift from God. We are God’s workmanship, created to do good works, which were prepared in advance for us. |
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Are good works necessary for salvation? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
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No, they are not necessary for salvation, but they are the necessary fruit of saving faith.
James 2.18,22 But someone will say, You have faith but I have deeds. Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. |
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Can our good works save us? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
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No
Ephesians 2.8-9 for it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is a gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast. Titus 3.4-5 But when the kindness and love of God our savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. |
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Can unbelievers do good works? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
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No
Gen. 6.5 The Lord saw man’s wickedness ... every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. Jer. 17.9- The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? Rom. 3.10-12 There is no one righteous no not one... |
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Define and defend (include Scripture proofs) the doctrine of "perseverance."
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John 6.44 no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.
John 10.28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. Rom. 8.29-30 those God foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined....called.... justified.... gorified |
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Can a saved person later be eternally lost? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
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No
1 John 2.19 they went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us, but their going showed that none of them belonged to us. John 10:28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand Phil. 1:6 …being confident of this, he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Romans 8:29-30 For those God foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined, he also... called.. justified, he also glorified. |
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On what does a believer's persevering depend? Defend with Scripture proofs.
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The immutability of God’s free election of them in Christ.
John 10.28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand Phil. 1.6 be confident of this, he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. |
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Can a person be sure he is saved? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
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Yes
1 John 5.13- I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life (2:5, 5:13& 20) Romans 8.16- The Spirit himself testifies with your spirit that we are God’s children |
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Should a person be sure he is saved? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.
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Yes
1 John 5.13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life (2:5, 5:13 & 20) 2 Peter 1.10", be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. " |
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How could a person know he is saved? On what could such assurance be based?
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• By examining one’s self to see if one has true belief (2 Cor 13:5 - Examine yourselves)
• By clinging to God’s promises (2 Peter 2:4 through his promises you may be partakers of the divine nature...) • By the Spirit’s testimony (Rom. 8:16 testifies that we are God's children...) • Discipline tells us that we are children of God (Hebrews 12) • Good works- know them by their fruit (Matt 7.16-17) • Love for our brothers (1 John 3.14) WLC #80 Such as truly believe in Christ, and endeavor to walk in all good conscience before him, may without extraordinary revelation, by faith grounded upon the truth of God’s promises, and only by the Spirit enabling them to discern in themselves those graces to which the promises of life are made, and bearing witness with their spirits that they are the children of God, be infallibly assured that they are in the estate of grace, and shall persevere therein unto salvation- WLC #80 |
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What should a person do who lacks assurance of salvation?
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Avail oneself to the means of grace
2 Pet 1:10, Phil 2:12-13, Mark 9:24 Pray and work out salvation. Don’t trust in works, but look for them as indication you’re truly saved. |
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Where does Westminster deal with Salvation Applied?
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WCF 14-18
WLC 72-73, 76, 79-81, 153 WSC 85-87 |
