New City Catechism http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc Just another The Gospel Coalition Blog site Tue, 21 May 2013 00:56:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Q31: What do we believe by true faith? http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/05/21/q31-what-do-we-believe-by-true-faith/ http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/05/21/q31-what-do-we-believe-by-true-faith/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 00:56:24 +0000 New City Catechism http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/?p=218 Everything taught to us in the gospel. The Apostles’ Creed expresses what we believe in these words: We believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.

 

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]]> http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/05/21/q31-what-do-we-believe-by-true-faith/feed/ 0 Q30: What is faith in Jesus Christ? http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/05/13/q30-what-is-faith-in-jesus-christ/ http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/05/13/q30-what-is-faith-in-jesus-christ/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 06:00:52 +0000 New City Catechism http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/?p=215 Faith in Jesus Christ is acknowledging the truth of everything that God has revealed in his Word, trusting in him, and also receiving and resting on him alone for salvation as he is offered to us in the gospel.

 

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]]> http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/05/13/q30-what-is-faith-in-jesus-christ/feed/ 0 Q29: How can we be saved? http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/05/06/q29-how-can-we-be-saved/ http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/05/06/q29-how-can-we-be-saved/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 05:00:57 +0000 New City Catechism http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/?p=212 Only by faith in Jesus Christ and in his substitutionary atoning death on the cross; so even though we are guilty of having disobeyed God and are still inclined to all evil, nevertheless, God, without any merit of our own but only by pure grace, imputes to us the perfect righteousness of Christ when we repent and believe in him.

 

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]]> http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/04/29/q28-how-many-persons-are-there-in-god/feed/ 0 Q27: Are all people, just as they were lost through Adam, saved through Christ? http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/04/22/q27-what-else-does-christs-death-redeem/ http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/04/22/q27-what-else-does-christs-death-redeem/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:00:46 +0000 New City Catechism http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/?p=203 No, only those who are elected by God and united to Christ by faith. Nevertheless God in his mercy demonstrates common grace even to those who are not elect, by restraining the effects of sin and enabling works of culture for human well-being.

 

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]]> http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/04/15/q26-what-else-does-christs-death-redeem/feed/ 0 Q25: Does Christ’s death mean all our sins can be forgiven? http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/04/08/q25-why-was-it-necessary-for-christ-the-redeemer-to-die/ http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/04/08/q25-why-was-it-necessary-for-christ-the-redeemer-to-die/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 06:00:11 +0000 New City Catechism http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/?p=192 Yes, because Christ’s death on the cross fully paid the penalty for our sin, God graciously imputes Christ’s righteousness to us as if it were our own and will remember our sins no more.

 

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]]> http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/04/08/q25-why-was-it-necessary-for-christ-the-redeemer-to-die/feed/ 0 Q24: Why was it necessary for Christ, the Redeemer, to die? http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/04/01/q24-why-was-it-necessary-for-christ-the-redeemer-to-die/ http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/04/01/q24-why-was-it-necessary-for-christ-the-redeemer-to-die/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 06:00:12 +0000 New City Catechism http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/?p=189 Since death is the punishment for sin, Christ died willingly in our place to deliver us from the power and penalty of sin and bring us back to God. By his substitutionary atoning death, he alone redeems us from hell and gains for us forgiveness of sin, righteousness, and everlasting life.

 

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]]> http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/04/01/q24-why-was-it-necessary-for-christ-the-redeemer-to-die/feed/ 0 Q23: Why must the Redeemer be truly God? http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/03/25/q23-why-must-the-redeemer-be-truly-human/ http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/2013/03/25/q23-why-must-the-redeemer-be-truly-human/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:00:39 +0000 New City Catechism http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ncc/?p=182 That because of his divine nature his obedience and suffering would be perfect and effective; and also that he would be able to bear the righteous anger of God against sin and yet overcome death.

 

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