Question & Answer 37
The Westminster Shorter Catechism with Sinclair Ferguson
Release Date: 11/24/2025
Question & Answer 37
The Westminster Shorter Catechism with Sinclair Ferguson
Question: What benefits do believers receive from Christ at death? Answer: The souls of believers are at their death made perfect in holiness, and do immediately pass into glory; and their bodies, being still united to Christ, do rest in their graves till the resurrection. Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: If this podcast has been a blessing to you, try these other podcasts from Ligonier: Renewing Your Mind: 5 Minutes in Church History: Ask Ligonier: Open Book: Simply Put:
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Question & Answer 36
The Westminster Shorter Catechism with Sinclair Ferguson
Question: What are the benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification? Answer: The benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification, are, assurance of God's love, peace of conscience, joy in the Holy Ghost, increase of grace, and perseverance therein to the end. Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: If this podcast has been a blessing to you, try these other podcasts from Ligonier: Renewing Your...
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Question & Answer 35
The Westminster Shorter Catechism with Sinclair Ferguson
Question: What is sanctification? Answer: Sanctification is the work of God's free grace, whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God, and are enabled more and more to die unto sin, and live unto righteousness. Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: If this podcast has been a blessing to you, try these other podcasts from Ligonier: Renewing Your Mind: 5 Minutes in Church History: Ask Ligonier: Open Book: Simply Put:
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Question & Answer 34
The Westminster Shorter Catechism with Sinclair Ferguson
Question: What is adoption? Answer: Adoption is an act of God's free grace, whereby we are received into the number, and have a right to all the privileges of the Sons of God. Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: If this podcast has been a blessing to you, try these other podcasts from Ligonier: Renewing Your Mind: 5 Minutes in Church History: Ask Ligonier: Open Book: Simply Put:
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Question & Answer 33
The Westminster Shorter Catechism with Sinclair Ferguson
Question: What is justification? Answer: Justification is an act of God's free grace, wherein He pardoneth all our sins, and accepteth us as righteous in His sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone. Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: If this podcast has been a blessing to you, try these other podcasts from Ligonier: Renewing Your Mind: 5 Minutes in Church History: Ask Ligonier: Open Book: Simply Put:
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Question & Answer 32
The Westminster Shorter Catechism with Sinclair Ferguson
Question: What benefits do they that are effectually called partake of in this life? Answer: They that are effectually called do in this life partake of justification, adoption, and sanctification, and the several benefits which, in this life, do either accompany or flow from them. Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: If this podcast has been a blessing to you, try these other podcasts from Ligonier: Renewing Your Mind: 5 Minutes in Church History: Ask Ligonier: Open Book: Simply Put:
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Question & Answer 31
The Westminster Shorter Catechism with Sinclair Ferguson
Question: What is effectual calling? Answer: Effectual calling is the work of God's Spirit, whereby convincing us of our sin and misery, enlightening our minds in the knowledge of Christ, and renewing our wills, he doth persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ, freely offered to us in the gospel. Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: If this podcast has been a blessing to you, try these other podcasts from Ligonier: Renewing Your Mind: 5 Minutes in Church History: Ask Ligonier: Open...
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Question & Answer 30
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Question: How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ? Answer: 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. Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: If this podcast has been a blessing to you, try these other podcasts from Ligonier: Renewing Your Mind: 5 Minutes in Church History: Ask Ligonier: Open Book: Simply Put:
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Question & Answer 29
The Westminster Shorter Catechism with Sinclair Ferguson
Question: How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ? Answer: We are made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ, by the effectual application of it to us by his Holy Spirit. Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: If this podcast has been a blessing to you, try these other podcasts from Ligonier: Renewing Your Mind: 5 Minutes in Church History: Ask Ligonier: Open Book: Simply Put:
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Question & Answer 28
The Westminster Shorter Catechism with Sinclair Ferguson
Question: Wherein consisteth Christ's exaltation? Answer: Christ's exaltation consisteth in his rising again from the dead on the third day, in ascending up into heaven, in sitting at the right hand of God the Father, and in coming to judge the world at the last day. Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: If this podcast has been a blessing to you, try these other podcasts from Ligonier: Renewing Your Mind: 5 Minutes in Church History: Ask Ligonier: Open Book: Simply Put:
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Answer: The souls of believers are at their death made perfect in holiness, and do immediately pass into glory; and their bodies, being still united to Christ, do rest in their graves till the resurrection.
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