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1st Catechism 38-48
CBPC First Catechism
Question | Answer |
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38. How sinful are you by nature? | I am corrupt in every part of my being. |
39. What is the sinful nature that we inherit from Adam called? | Original sin. |
40. Can anyone go to heaven with this sinful nature? | No. Our hearts must be changed before we can believe in Jesus and go to heaven. |
41. What is this change of heart called? | The new birth, or regeneration. |
42. Who can change a sinner's heart? | The Holy Spirit alone. |
43. Can anyone be saved through the covenant of life? | No. No one can be saved through the covenant of life. |
44. Why can't anyone be saved through the covenant of life? | Because all have broken it and are condemned by it. |
45. How did you break the covenant of life? | Adam represented all people, and so I fell with Adam in his first sin. |
46. How, then, can you be saved? | By the Lord Jesus Christ through the covenant of grace. |
47. Whom did Christ represent in the covenant of grace? | His elect people. |
48. How did Christ fulfill the covenant of grace? | Christ obeyed the whole law for his people, and then suffered the punishment due for their sins. |