HC Q69 — How art thou admonished and assured by holy baptism, that th

*Lord's Day 26*

Question

How art thou admonished and assured by holy baptism, that the one sacrifice of Christ upon the cross is of real advantage to thee?

Answer

Thus: That Christ appointed this external washing with water, (a) adding thereto this promise, (b) that I am as certainly washed by his blood and Spirit from all the pollution of my soul, that is, from all my sins, (c) as I am washed externally with water, by which the filthiness of the body is commonly washed away. (a) Matt.28:19. (b) Matt.28:19; Acts 2:38; Matt.3:11; Mark 16:16; John 1:33; Rom.6:3,4. (c) 1 Pet.3:21; Mark 1:4; Luke 3:3

Edges

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Source

• source-manifest/hc — Heidelberg Catechism (1563) (PD, RCUS 1863)
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