What else does sanctifying grace do for us? | It enables us to strive for that holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
How is sanctification lived out? | Holiness of heart and life, which includes works of piety and works of mercy.
How does God’s grace continue its work in us through the Word and the Spirit? | God’s sanctifying grace cleanses us from sin
in our thoughts, words, and acts, and enables us to live in accordance with God’s will.
Can we have faith without works? | No. We believe good works are the necessary fruits of faith and follow regeneration,
but they do not remove our sins or allow us to avert divine judgment.
Are those who have fallen from grace forever condemned? | No. They may even then, by the grace of God, be renewed in righteousness.
Can we lose our salvation? | Yes. We believe, although we have experienced regeneration, it is possible to depart from grace and fall into sin.
How does regeneration allow us to live as children of God? | By this new birth the believer becomes reconciled to God and is enabled to serve him with the will and the affections.
How are we changed in regeneration? | We are made partakers of the divine nature and experience newness of life.
Is salvation only pardon and assurance? | No. By regeneration, God renews us in righteousness through Jesus Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit.
How can we be assured of this pardon? | God’s Spirit witnesses with our spirit that we are children of God.
What does this justification do? | It grants us pardon for sin.
Does God require any other sacrifice? | No. Christ’s offering redeems us from all sin, so that no other satisfaction is required.