What is Redemption?

What is redemption?

Redemption is the act of God which sets us free from the power of evil, sin, and death.

How did God prepare us for redemption?

God sent the prophets to call us back to himself, to show us our need for redemption, and to announce the coming of the Messiah.

Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery?

God, out of His mere good pleasure, from all eternity, having chosen a...

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What is Grace?

What do you mean by grace?

By grace I mean a supernatural gift of God bestowed on us, through the merits of Jesus Christ, for our salvation.

How many kinds of grace are there?

There are two kinds of grace, sanctifying grace and actual grace.

What is sanctifying grace?

Sanctifying grace is that grace which makes the soul holy and pleasing to God.

What is actual grace?

Actual grace is that help of...

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What is Repentance?

What is repentance to life?

Repentance to life is a saving grace (Acts 11:18), whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sins (Acts 2:37) and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ (Joel 2:13), does with grief and hatred of his sin turn from it to God (Jeremiah 31:18-19), with full purpose to strive after new obedience (Psalms 119:59).

What is the true repentance or conversion of man?

It is the dying of the old nature and...

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What is Faith?

What doth God require of us, that we may escape his wrath and curse, due to us for sin?

To escape the wrath and curse of God, due to us for sin, God requireth of us faith in Jesus Christ, repentance unto life (Mark 1:15; Acts 20:21), with the diligent use of all the outward means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption (Acts 2:38; 1 Corinthians 11:24-25; Colossians 3:16).

What is faith in Jesus Christ?

Faith...

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What Covenants did God make with People?

What is meant by a covenant with God?

A covenant is a relationship initiated by God, to which a body of people responds in faith.

What is the Old Covenant?

The Old Covenant is the one given by God to the Hebrew people.

What did God promise them?

God promised that they would be his people to bring all the nations of the world to him.

What response did God require from the chosen people?

God required...

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