The Spirit’s Work of Instruction A Kingdom Catechism True learning is a work of God’s Spirit. Q 41: How does the Spirit teach us to obey God’s Law? A 41: As we read and meditate in God’s Law, and listen to faithful teaching, the Spirit of God compares Scripture with Scripture to bring us ...
The “Core Curriculum” A Kingdom Catechism The Law is foundational to the Spirit’s sanctifying work. Q 40: How may believers have confidence that they can learn to walk in God’s Law? A 40: Believers may have confidence in their ability to learn and walk in God’s Law because the Spirit of God is at ...
A Backdrop for Sanctification A Kingdom Catechism All believers must take up the work of teaching. Q 39: How do believers teach the Law of God to one another? A 39: Believers teach the Law of God, and all God’s Word, to one another as they hide the Word in their own hearts and ...
Living and Teaching God’s Law A Kingdom Catechism God’s Law must be lived if we would teach it well. Q 38: How are parents and pastors to teach the Law of God? A 38: Parents and pastors teach the Law of God by living according to its precepts, instructing the people of God ...
Teachers of the Law A Kingdom Catechism All believers are responsible to teach God’s Law. Q 37: Whose duty is it to teach the Law of God? A 37: The responsibility for teaching the Law of God falls to parents, pastors, and all believers. (Deut. 6:4-9; Ps. 78:1-8; Col. 3:16; Heb. 10:24) We may envision ...
Work Out Your Salvation A Kingdom Catechism The Law of God is an integral component in the sanctification of God’s people. Q 36: How do we as believers learn to work out our salvation in this way? A 36: As believers we work out our salvation by meditating in God’s Law, hiding it—and all ...
Salvation, Law, and Love A Kingdom Catechism We cannot work out our salvation apart from the Law of God. Q 35: How does the Law relate to the salvation of the Lord? A 35: Through obedience to the Law believers work out their salvation, and all its benefits, by walking in love as ...
To Convict and to Guide A Kingdom Catechism The Law convicts and guides. Q 34: Does the Law then serve only to convict nonbelievers of their sin? A 34: The Law convicts nonbelievers of their sin, but then it guides them in the path of holiness, righteousness, and goodness. (Rom. 3:31; Rom. 7:12) Jesus’ ...
The Law and Conviction of Sin A Kingdom Catechism The Spirit uses the Law to convict sinners. Q 33: How are nonbelievers convicted of sin under the preaching of the Law? A 33: The Spirit of God convicts those He has chosen to save, so that they turn from their sins and receive ...
Part of the Gospel A Kingdom Catechism The Law is indispensable to the Gospel. Q 32: Is the Law then part of the Gospel? A 32: The Law is part of the Gospel in that people must acknowledge their sin unto repentance before they can believe the Gospel, and by the Law is ...