Question 51

What profit is this glory of Christ, our head, unto us?

First, that by his Holy Spirit he poureth out heavenly graces upon us, his members (Acts 2;33): and then, that by his power he defends and preserves us against all his enemies (John 10;28).

Scripture references for paragraph 1

Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.

Acts 2:33
33Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

Ephesians 4:8
8This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”

Acts 10:45
45All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.

John 10:28
28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.

John 16:33
33I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”

2 Corinthians 12:9
9But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

1 Corinthians 15:25-27
25For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
26The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
27For “God has put everything under His feet.” Now when it says that everything has been put under Him, this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him.

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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