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Question 47
Does the Lord’s Supper add anything to Christ’s atoning work. No, Christ died once for all. The Lord’s Supper is a covenant meal celebrating Christ’s atoning work; as it is also a means of strengthening our faith as we look to him, and a foretaste of the future feast. But those who take part with…
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Chapter 17—His Ways Are Not Our Ways
Key passage “Come, everyone who is thirsty,come to the water;and you without silver,come, buy, and eat!Come, buy wine and milkwithout silver and without cost!Why do you spend silver on what is not food?and your wages on what does not satisfy?Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good,and you will enjoy the choicest of foods.Pay…
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Question 46
What is the Lord’s Supper? Christ commanded all Christians to eat bread and to drink from the cup in thankful remembrance of him and his death. The Lord’s Supper is a celebration of the presence of God in our midst; bringing us into communion with God and with one another; feeding and nourishing our souls.…
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Chapter 16—The Lord, the Lord
Key passage Listen, Lord, and answer me,for I am poor and needy.Protect my life, for I am faithful.You are my God; save your servant who trusts in you.Be gracious to me, Lord,for I call to you all day long.Bring joy to your servant’s life,because I appeal to you, Lord.For you, Lord, are kind and ready…
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Question 45
Is baptism with water the washing away of sin itself? No, only the blood of Christ and the renewal of the Holy Spirit can cleanse us from sin. Le baptême d’eau purifie-t-il par lui-même du péché ? Non, seul le sang de Christ et l’action régénératrice du Saint-Esprit peuvent nous purifier du péché. John answered…
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Question 44
What is baptism? Baptism is the washing with water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; it signifies and seals our adoption into Christ, our cleansing from sin, and our commitment to belong to the Lord and to his church. Qu’est-ce que le baptême ? Être baptisé, c’est être lavé…
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Chapter 15—His “Natural” Work and His “Strange” Work
Key passage Because of the Lord’s faithful lovewe do not perish,for his mercies never end.They are new every morning;great is your faithfulness!I say, “The Lord is my portion,therefore I will put my hope in him.” The Lord is good to those who wait for him,to the person who seeks him.It is good to wait quietlyfor…
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Chapter 14—Father of Mercies
Key passage Blessed by the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort. He comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction, through the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For…
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Chapter 13—Why the Spirit?
Key passage “If you love me, you will keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever. He is the Spirit of truth. The world is unable to receive him because it doesn’t see him or know him. But you do know him,…
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Question 43
What are the sacraments or ordinances? The sacraments or ordinances given by God and instituted by Christ, namely baptism and the Lord’s Supper, are visible signs and seals that we are bound together as a community of faith by his death and resurrection. By our use of them the Holy Spirit more fully declares and…
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