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1693·The Common Faith
Question 33 of 114
What Man Ought to Believe Concerning God

How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ?

Answer

The Spirit applieth to us the redemption purchased by Christ, by working faith in us (; ; ), and thereby uniting us to Christ, in our effectual calling (; ).

Read the 5 proof texts (KJV)
Ephesians 1:13-14
13In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, 14Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
John 6:37,39
37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. 39And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:
Ephesians 3:17
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
1 Corinthians 1:9
God [is] faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.