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Westminster Shorter Catechism
Q30. How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ?
The Spirit applieth to us the redemption purchased by Christ, by working faith in us, and thereby uniting us to Christ in our effectual calling.
Proof texts
- Eph. 1:13-14 — [13] In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, [14] who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
- John 6:37,39 — [37] All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. [39] And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.
- Eph. 2:8 — [8] For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
- Eph. 3:17 — [17] so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith — that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
- 1 Cor. 1:9 — [9] God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
For discussion
- The Assembly cited Eph. 1:13-14 in support of this answer. Read it in context — how does it bear on what is claimed here?
- 5 passages are cited here. Which does the most work, and is anything claimed that the proofs do not obviously carry?
- WLC Q59 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
- HC Q53 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?