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Means of Grace: Scripture (Qs 89-90)
Q. 89. How is the Word made effectual to salvation?
A. The Spirit of God maketh the reading, but especially the preaching of the
Word, an effectual means of convincing and converting sinners, and of building
them up in holiness and comfort, through faith, unto salvation [a].
- [a]. Neh. 8:8-9; Acts 20:32; Rom. 10:14-17; II Tim. 3:15-17
Q. 90. How is the Word to be read and heard, that it may become effectual to
salvation?
A. That the Word may become effectual to salvation, we must attend thereunto
with diligence, preparation, and prayer [a]; receive it with faith and love, lay
it up in our hearts, and practice it in our lives [b].
- [a]. Deut. 6:6ff; Ps. 119:18; I Pet. 2:1-2
- [b]. Ps. 119:11; II Thess. 2:10; Heb. 4:2; Jas. 1:22-25