Q. 86. What is faith in Jesus Christ?
Question. What is faith in Jesus Christ?
Answer. Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel.
Proofs.
- [a] Eph. 2:8-9; cf. Rom. 4:16
- [b] John 20:30-31; Gal. 2:15-16; Phil. 3:3-11
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Citation: Westminster Shorter Catechism Q. 86, Wikisource digital text.
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Scripture refs: EPH.2.8-EPH.2.9, GAL.2.15-GAL.2.16, JHN.20.30-JHN.20.31, PHP.3.3-PHP.3.11
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