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1693·The Common Faith
Question 39 of 114
What Man Ought to Believe Concerning God

What are the benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification?

Answer

The benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification, are assurance of God's love, peace of conscience (), joy in the Holy Spirit (), increase of grace (), and perseverance therein to the end (; ).

Read the 5 proof texts (KJV)
Romans 5:1-2,5
1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 5And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Romans 5:5,17
5And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. 17For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
1 John 5:13
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
1 Peter 1:5
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.