*Lord's Day 16*
Question
What further benefit do we receive from the sacrifice and death of Christ on the cross?
Answer
That by virtue thereof, our old man is crucified, dead and buried with him; (a) that so the corrupt inclinations of the flesh may no more reign in us; (b) but that we may offer ourselves unto him a sacrifice of thanksgiving. (c) (a) Rom.6:6. (b) Rom.6:6-8,11,12; Col.2:12. (c) Rom.12:1.
Edges
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catechism-qa/hc-044
Source
source-manifest/hc— Heidelberg Catechism (1563) (PD, RCUS 1863)- evidence_grade: D_doctrinal_textbook