What is Faith and What is Repentance? (Heidelberg and Westminster Shorter Catechisms): via Marissa
Faith:
Heidelberg Catechism 21.
Q. What is true faith?
A. True faith is a sure knowledge whereby I accept as true
all that God has revealed to us in his Word. 1 At the same time it is a firm confidence 2 that not only to others, but also to me, 3
God has granted forgiveness of sins, everlasting righteousness, and salvation, 4 out of mere grace, only for the sake of Christ's merits. 5 This faith the Holy Spirit works in my heart by the gospel. 6
1.Jn 17:3, 17; Heb 11:1-3; Jas 2:19.
2.Rom 4:18-21; 5:1; 10:10; Heb 4:16.
3.Gal 2:20.
4.Rom 1:17; Heb 10:10.
5.Rom 3:20-26; Gal 2:16; Eph 2:8-10.
6.Acts 16:14; Rom 1:16; 10:17; 1 Cor 1:21.
Heidelberg Catechism 21.
Q. What is true faith?
A. True faith is a sure knowledge whereby I accept as true
all that God has revealed to us in his Word. 1 At the same time it is a firm confidence 2 that not only to others, but also to me, 3
God has granted forgiveness of sins, everlasting righteousness, and salvation, 4 out of mere grace, only for the sake of Christ's merits. 5 This faith the Holy Spirit works in my heart by the gospel. 6
1.Jn 17:3, 17; Heb 11:1-3; Jas 2:19.
2.Rom 4:18-21; 5:1; 10:10; Heb 4:16.
3.Gal 2:20.
4.Rom 1:17; Heb 10:10.
5.Rom 3:20-26; Gal 2:16; Eph 2:8-10.
6.Acts 16:14; Rom 1:16; 10:17; 1 Cor 1:21.
Westminster Shorter Catechism 86
Q: What is faith in Jesus Christ?
A: Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel.
Ephesians 2:8–9 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Q: What is faith in Jesus Christ?
A: Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel.
Ephesians 2:8–9 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Repentance:
Heidelberg Catechism 88-90
88. Q. What is the true repentance or conversion of man?
A. It is the dying of the old nature and the coming to life of the new. 1
1.Rom 6:1-11; 1 Cor 5:7; 2 Cor 5:17; Eph 4:22-24; Col 3:5-10.
89. Q. What is the dying of the old nature?
A. It is to grieve with heartfelt sorrow that we have offended God by our sin, and more and more to hate it and flee from it. 1
1.Ps 51:3, 4, 17; Joel 2:12, 13; Rom 8:12, 13; 2 Cor 7:10.
90. Q. What is the coming to life of the new nature?
A. It is a heartfelt joy in God through Christ, 1 and a love and delight to live according to the will of God in all good works. 2
1.Ps 51:8, 12; Is 57:15; Rom 5:1; 14:17.
2.Rom 6:10, 11; Gal 2:20.
Heidelberg Catechism 88-90
88. Q. What is the true repentance or conversion of man?
A. It is the dying of the old nature and the coming to life of the new. 1
1.Rom 6:1-11; 1 Cor 5:7; 2 Cor 5:17; Eph 4:22-24; Col 3:5-10.
89. Q. What is the dying of the old nature?
A. It is to grieve with heartfelt sorrow that we have offended God by our sin, and more and more to hate it and flee from it. 1
1.Ps 51:3, 4, 17; Joel 2:12, 13; Rom 8:12, 13; 2 Cor 7:10.
90. Q. What is the coming to life of the new nature?
A. It is a heartfelt joy in God through Christ, 1 and a love and delight to live according to the will of God in all good works. 2
1.Ps 51:8, 12; Is 57:15; Rom 5:1; 14:17.
2.Rom 6:10, 11; Gal 2:20.
Westminster Shorter Catechism 87.
Q: What is repentance unto life?
A: Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ, does, with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it unto God, with full purpose of, and endeavor after, new obedience.
2 Corinthians 7:10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.
Q: What is repentance unto life?
A: Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ, does, with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it unto God, with full purpose of, and endeavor after, new obedience.
2 Corinthians 7:10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.
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