Question 41

What benefits do believers receive from Christ at death?

The souls of believers are at death made perfect in holiness, and do immediately pass into glory, and their bodies, being still united to Christ, do rest in their graves till the resurrection.

Scripture references for paragraph 1

Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.

Hebrews 12:23
23in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

Philippians 1:23
23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.

2 Corinthians 5:8
8We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

Luke 23:43
43And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

1 Thessalonians 4:14
14For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.

Isaiah 57:2
2Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.

Job 19:26
26Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.

Source and edition

Keach's Catechism. NonlinearFruit/Creeds.json, Unlicense. Creeds.json, English transcription

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