Westminster Assembly

“ What doth God require of us, that we may escape his wrath and curse, due to us for sin?
A. To escape the wrath and curse of God, due to us for sin, God requireth of us faith in Jesus Christ, repentance unto life [a, with the diligent use of all the outward means whereby Christ communi] cateth to us the benefits of redemption [b] .
[a] . Mark 1:15; Acts 20:21 [b] : Acts 2:38; I Cor. 11:24-25; Col. 3:16 Q. 86. What is faith in Jesus Christ?
A. Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace [a] , whereby we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel [b] . ”

“ How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man?
A. Christ, the Son of God, became man, by taking to himself a true body, and a reasonable soul [a] , being conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost, in the womb of the virgin Mary, and born of her [b] yet without sin [c] .
[a] . Phil. 2:7; Heb. 2:14, 17 [b] . Luke 1:27, 31, 35 [c] . II Cor. 5:21; Heb. 4:15; 7:26; I John 3:5 Q. 23. What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer?
A. Christ, as our Redeemer, executeth the offices of a prophet [a] , of a priest [b] , and of a king [c] , both in his estate of humiliation and exaltation. ”

“ What do we pray for in the first petition?
A. In the first petition, which is, Hallowed be thy name, we pray, that God would enable us, and others, to glorify him in all that whereby he maketh himself known [a] ”

“ What benefits do believers receive from Christ at death?
A. The souls of believers are at their death made perfect in holiness [a] , and do immediately pass into glory [b] ; and their bodies, being still united to Christ [c] , do rest in their graves till the resurrection [d] .
[a] . Heb. 12:23 [b] . Luke 23:43; II Cor. 5:6, 8; Phil. 1:23 [c] . I Thess. 4:14 [d] . Dan. 12:2; John 5:28-29; Acts 24:15 Q. 38. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrection? ”

“ A. When God had created man, he entered into a covenant of life with him, upon condition of perfect obedience; forbidding him to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, upon pain of death. [a]
[a] . Gen. 2:16-17; Jas. 2:10 Q. 13. Did our first parents continue in the estate wherein they were created?
A. Our first parents, being left to the freedom of their own will, fell from the estate wherein they were created, by sinning against God [a] .
[a] . Gen. 3:6-8, 13; II Cor. 11:3 Q. 14. What is sin?
A. Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God [a] . ”

“ A. The tenth commandment forbiddeth all discontentment with our own estate [a] , envying or grieving at the good of our neighbour, and all inordinate motions and affections to anything that is his [b] .
[a] . I Cor. 10:10; Jas. 3:14-16 [b] . Gal. 5:26; Col. 3:5 Q. 82. Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God?
A. No mere man, since the fall, is able in this life perfectly to keep the commandments of God, but doth daily break them in thought, word, and deed [a] . ”

“ A. At the resurrection, believers being raised up in glory [a] , shall be openly acknowledged and acquitted in the day of judgment [b] , and made perfectly blessed in the full enjoying of God [c] to all eternity [d] .
[a] . I Cor. 15:42-43 [b] . Matt. 25:33-34, 46 [c] . Rom. 8:29; I John 3:2 [d] . Ps. 16:11; I Thess. 4:17 Q. 39. What is the duty which God requireth of man?
A. The duty which God requireth of man, is obedience to his revealed will [a] .
[a] . Deut. 29:29; Mic. 6:8; I John 5:2-3 Q. 40. What did God at first reveal to man for the rule of his obedience? ”