Question 30

Do such then believe in Jesus the only Saviour, who seek their salvation and happiness of saints, of themselves or anywhere else?

They do not; for though they boast of him in words yet in deeds they deny Jesus, the only deliverer and Saviour: for one of these two things must be true, that either Jesus is not a complete Saviour (Col. 1;19, 20), or that they, who by a true faith receive this Saviour, must find all things in him necessary to their salvation (Heb. 7;25).

Scripture references for paragraph 1

Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.

Colossians 1:19
19For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,

Colossians 1:20
20and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

Colossians 2:10
10And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

1 Corinthians 1:13
13Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?

John 10:11
11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

Hebrews 7:25
25Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.

John 1:14
14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:16
16From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.

Hebrews 12:2
2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Acts 16:31
31They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”

Source and edition

Heidelberg Catechism. RCA English, E. R. Good & Bro., Tiffin, 1879. RCA English, E. R. Good & Bro., Tiffin, 1879

Public Domain (historic text); CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikisource transcription). Source transcription.

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