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Heidelberg Catechism, Question 59

Question 59

But what doth it profit thee now that thou believest all this?

That I am righteous in Christ, before God (Rom. 5;1); and an heir of eternal life (John 5;24).

Scripture references for paragraph 1

Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.

Romans 5:1

1Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Romans 1:16

16I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

Romans 1:17

17For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

Romans 3:21

21But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.

Romans 3:22

22And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,

John 5:24

24Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.

John 3:36

36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

John 3:15

15that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

Titus 3:7

7so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.

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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