SIN
The event when Adam and Eve first sinned, were cursed by God, and were banished from the garden.
What is the fall?
Romans 3 is an important chapter on the doctrine of sin and salvation. One verse says the Jesus' death was the only means by which God could be both just and the ____.
What is the Justifier?
This doctrine teaches that Jesus' righteousness is credited to believers while believers' sins were credited to Jesus on the cross.
What is justification?
This doctrine teaches that Christians will progressively grow in their holiness.
What is Sanctification?
The final facet of the gospel; the end of the gospel.
What is glorification?
Quoting from 1 John 3:4 we learned that sin is disobeying the law of God. In John's exact words sin is ___.
What is Lawlessness?
This word describes God's gracious choice of some for everlasting life.
What is election?
In chapter 2: Christ: The Essence of the Gospel we learned that Christ's work is understood as being split into two categories. This first category describes Christ's birth, life, suffering, death, and burial.
What is Christ's humiliation?
The two aspects of conversion.
What are faith and repentance?
In our study of glorification we leaned that the gates of the new Jerusalem will always be open. This matters because there will be no more ____.
What are threats/enemies?
Every sin deserves this catechism answer.
What is God's wrath and curse, both in this life and that which is to come?
Another word for impart or credit. Having to do with Christ's righteousness.
What it impute or imputation?
The doctrine of Adoption teaches that in God's gracious election He has chosen those who were not His own to be His children. Astoundingly that means that Christians will gain the inheritance of God along with our spiritual brother, Jesus. That makes us ______ with Jesus.
What is co-heirs?
The fall alienated everyone from God and everyone has made themselves enemies of God. This facet of the Gospel teaches that Christ has broken down the barrier of hostility between man and God.
What is reconciliation?
In the chapter on assurance we learned that we must pursue holiness to confirm our election. We described that as the subjective aspect of assurance. We also learned that our assurance must be primarily based upon something objective. This is that objective thing.
What is the work of God?
In chapter 1: Condemnation: The Need of the Gospel, we learned that each person is enslaved to sinfulness. This doctrine teaches that because sinners are accustomed to do evil, they are unable do do anything that is good including repent and believe the gospel.
What is total inability?
The only redeemer of God's elect according to this catechism answer.
Who is the Lord Jesus Christ, who being the eternal Son of God, became man, in two distinct natures and one person forever?
Jesus in Scripture is described as prophet, priest, and king. As priest He sits on the right hand of the Father and speaks to the Father on our behalf. In other words Jesus ____ on our behalf.
What is intercedes?
This illustration was used to explain that the blessings given by God in the gospel should always direct us to appreciate God over the gifts themselves.
In our study of sanctification we learned that every Christian is in a battle for holiness. These are our thee enemies in that battle.
What are the flesh, the world, and the devil?
In chapter 1: Condemnation: The Need of the Gospel, we learned that because Adam sinned, we all sinned. He stood in our place and in his fall we all fell and justly stand condemned. The doctrine that Adam was our representative head is called ____ headship theology.
What is Federal Headship Theology?
This term having to do with the atonement means the satisfaction or appeasement of God's just wrath against sin and sinners.
What is Propitiation?
DAILY DOUBLE
In chapter 2: Christ: The Essence of the Gospel we learned that Christ's work is understood as being split into two categories. This second category describes Christ's resurrection, assentation, glorious return, and rule.
What is Christ's exaltation?
In Scripture union with Christ is illustrated using four primary images. The first is the head and the body, the fourth is a building built on a foundation. These are the other two illustrations.
What are marriage and a grapevine?
In John 3 Jesus talks about being born again of the spirit. He says that unless one is born spiritually they cannot enter the kingdom of God. This passage looks at the new birth that God causes to occur in every believer before they can have faith and repent of their sins. This is another name for new birth.
What is regeneration?