WLC 57
Westminster Larger Catechism
Q57. What benefits hath Christ procured by his mediation?
Christ, by his mediation, hath procured redemption, with all other benefits of the covenant of grace.
Proof texts
- Heb. 9:12 — [12] he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.
- 2 Cor. 1:20 — [20] For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.
For discussion
- The Assembly cited Heb. 9:12 in support of this answer. Read it in context — how does it bear on what is claimed here?
- 2 passages are cited here. Which does the most work, and is anything claimed that the proofs do not obviously carry?
- WSC Q30 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
- WSC Q31 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
Read alongside
WSC Q30 · WSC Q31 · WSC Q32 · HC Q53 · BC 6.1 · BC 6.2 · BC 6.3 · CD 3.1
Leader's notes
A Body of Divinity (Thomas Ridgley): Quest. LVII., LVIII., LIX. QUEST. LVII. What benefits hath Christ procured by his mediation? ANSW. Christ, by his mediation, hath procured redemption, with all other benefits of the covenant of grace. QUEST. LVIII. How do we come to be made partakers of the benefits which Christ hath procured? ANSW. We are made partakers of the benefits which Christ hath procured, by the application of them unto us, which is the work especially of God the Holy Ghost. QUEST. LIX. Who are made partakers of redemption through Christ? ANSW. Redemption is certainly applied and effectually communicated to all those for whom Christ hath purchased it, who are, in time, by the Holy Ghost, enabled to believe in Christ, according to the…