MEMORY VERSE(S)
“The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him” (Romans 8:16–17, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #37:
Q. What is adoption?
A. Adoption is an act of God’s free grace, whereby we are received into the number, and have a right to all the privileges of the sons of God.

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit” (Psalm 32:1–2, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #36:
Q. What is justification?
A. Justification is an act of God’s free grace, wherein He pardoneth (pardons) all our sins, and accepteth (accepts) us as righteous in His sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus” (Romans 3:23–24, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #36:
Q. What is justification?
A. Justification is an act of God’s free grace, wherein He pardoneth (pardons) all our sins, and accepteth (accepts) us as righteous in His sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day” (John 6:44, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #35:
Q. What benefits do they that are effectually called, partake of in this life?
A. They that are effectually called, do in this life partake of justification, adoption, sanctification, and the several benefits which in this life do either accompany or flow from them.

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified” (Romans 8:29–30, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #34:
Q. What is effectual calling?
A. Effectual calling is the work of God’s Spirit, whereby, convincing us of our sin and misery, enlightening our minds in the knowledge of Christ, and renewing our wills, He doth persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ, freely offered to us in the Gospel.

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #33:
Q. How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ?
A. The Spirit applieth (applies) to us the redemption purchased by Christ, by working faith in us, and thereby uniting us to Christ in our effectual calling.

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 7:21, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #32:
Q. How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ?
A. We are made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ, by the effectual application of it to us, by His Holy Spirit.

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God” (Colossians 3:1, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #31:
Q. Wherein consisteth Christ’s exaltation? (In what way was Christ exalted?)
A. Christ’s exaltation consisteth (Christ was exalted) in His rising again from the dead on the third day, in ascending up into heaven, in sitting at the right hand of God the Father, and in coming to judge the world at the last day.