WSC 84
Westminster Shorter Catechism
Q84. What doth every sin deserve?
Every sin deserveth God's wrath and curse, both in this life, and that which is to come.
Proof texts
- Eph. 5:6 — [6] Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
- Gal. 3:10 — [10] For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.”
- Lam. 3:39 — [39] Why should a living man complain, a man, about the punishment of his sins?
- Matt. 25:41 — [41] “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
For discussion
- The Assembly cited Eph. 5:6 in support of this answer. Read it in context — how does it bear on what is claimed here?
- 4 passages are cited here. Which does the most work, and is anything claimed that the proofs do not obviously carry?
- WLC Q100 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
- WLC Q152 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?