Questions & Answers

#BC96 How do baptism and the Lord’s supper become effectual means of salvation? Baptism and the Lord’s supper become effectual means of salvation, not for any virtue in them, or in him that doth administer them, but only by the blessing of Christ, and the working of the Spirit in...
#WSC96 What is the Lord’s Supper? The Lord’s Supper is a sacrament, wherein, by giving and receiving bread and wine, according to Christ’s appointment, his death is showed forth; and the worthy receivers are, not after a corporal and...
#WLC96 What particular use is there of the moral law to unregenerate men? The moral law is of use to unregenerate men, to awaken their consciences to flee from wrath to come, and to drive them to Christ; or, upon their continuance in the estate and way of sin, to leave them...
#HC96 What does God require in the second commandment? We are not to make an image of God in any way, nor to worship Him in any other manner than He has commanded in His Word.
#AOC96 Cannot they then be saved which be unthankful, and remain still careless in their Sins, and are not converted from their Wickedness to God? By no means; for as the Scripture beareth Witness, neither unchast Persons, nor Idolaters, nor Adulterers, nor Thievs, nor Covetous nor Drunkards, nor Slanderers, nor Robbers, shall enter in to the Ki...
#GC96 In what sense do you call the Church holy? All whom God has chosen He justifies, and reforms to holiness and innocence, that His glory may be reflected in them (Rom 8:30). And so Jesus Christ sanctified the Church which He redeemed, that it mi...
#BC97 What is baptism? Baptism is an ordinance of the New Testament instituted by Jesus Christ, to be unto the party baptized a sign of his fellowship with him, in his death, burial, and resurrection; of his being ingrafted...
#WSC97 What is required for the worthy receiving of the Lord’s Supper? It is required of them that would worthily partake of the Lord’s Supper, that they examine themselves of their knowledge to discern the Lord’s body, of their faith to feed upon him, of their repentanc...
#WLC97 What special use is there of the moral law to the regenerate? Although they that are regenerate, and believe in Christ, be delivered from the moral law as a covenant of works, so as thereby they are neither justified nor condemned; yet, besides the general uses...
#HC97 May we then not make any image at all? God cannot and may not be visibly portrayed in any way. Creatures may be portrayed, but God forbids us to make or have any images of them in order to worship them or to serve God through them.
#AOC97 Of what Parts consisteth the Conversion of Man unto God? It consisteth of the mortifying of the old Man, and a quickning of the new Man.
#GC97 What is meant by the word Catholic or Universal? It is meant to signify, that there is only one Head of the faithful, so they must all be united in one body, so that there are not several churches but one only, which is extended throughout the whole...
#BC98 To whom is baptism to be administered? Baptism is to be administered to all those who actually profess repentance towards God, faith in and obedience to our Lord Jesus Christ, and to none other.
#WSC98 What is prayer? Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God, for things agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgement of his mercies.
#WLC98 Where is the moral law summarily comprehended? The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments, which were delivered by the voice of God upon Mount Sinai, and written by him in two tables of stone; and are recorded in the twentieth...
#HC98 But may images not be tolerated in the churches as “books for the laity”? No, for we should not be wiser than God. He wants His people to be taught not by means of dumb images but by the living preaching of His Word.
#AOC98 What is the mortifying of the old Man? To be truly and heartily sorry that thou hast offended God by thy Sins, and daily more and more hate and eschew them.
#GC98 And what is the meaning of what follows concerning the communion of saints? That is added to express more clearly the unity which exists among the members of the Church. Moreover by this we are given to understand, that all the benefits that the Lord gives to the Church, are...
#BC99 Are the infants of such as are professing believers to be baptized? The infants of such as are professing believers are not to be baptized, because there is neither command or example in the holy scriptures, or certain consequence from them to baptize such.
#WSC99 What rule hath God given for our direction in prayer? The whole Word of God is of use to direct us in prayer; but the special rule of direction is that form of prayer which Christ taught his disciples, commonly called The Lord’s Prayer.
#WLC99 What rules are to be observed for the right understanding of the ten commandments? For the right understanding of the ten commandments, these rules are to be observed: 1. That the law is perfect, and bindeth everyone to full conformity in the whole man unto the righteousness thereof...
#HC99 What is required in the third commandment? We are not to blaspheme or to abuse the Name of God by cursing, perjury, or unnecessary oaths, nor to share in such horrible sins by being silent bystanders. In short, we must use the holy Name of God...
#AOC99 What is the quickning of the new Man? True Joy in God through Christ, and an earnest Desire to order thy Life according to God’s Will and to do all good Works.
#GC99 But is this holiness which you attribute to the Church already perfect? Not as long as she battles in this world, for elements of imperfection always remain and will never be entirely removed, until she is united completely to Jesus Christ her Head, by whom she is sanctif...
#BC100 How is Baptism rightly administered? Baptism is rightly administered by immersion, or dipping the whole body of the party in water, into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, according to Christ’s institution, a...
#WSC100 What doth the preface of the Lord’s Prayer teach us? The preface of the Lord’s Prayer, which is, Our Father which art in heaven, teacheth us to draw near to God with all holy reverence and confidence, as children to a father, able and ready to help us;...
#WLC100 What special things are we to consider in the ten commandments? We are to consider, in the ten commandments, the preface, the substance of the commandments themselves, and several reasons annexed to some of them, the more to enforce them.
#HC100 Is the blaspheming of God’s Name by swearing and cursing such a grievous sin that God is angry also with those who do not prevent and forbid it as much as they can? Certainly, for no sin is greater or provokes God’s wrath more than the blaspheming of His Name. That is why He commanded it to be punished with death.
#AOC100 What are good Works? Those only which are done by a true Faith, according to God’s Law, and are referred only to his Glory, and not those which are imagined by us as seeming to us to be right and good, or which are delive...
#GC100 Can this Church be known in any other way than by believing in her? There is indeed the visible Church of God, for the recognition of which He has certain signs, but here we speak properly of the fellowship of those whom He has elected to salvation which cannot be see...

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