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An Orthodox Catechism, Question 59

Season 4, Ep. 59

Thursday 12/11/25

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An Orthodox Catechism: Question 59


Righteousness before God by faith alone


An Orthodox Catechism was written by Hercules Collins in 1680 and is a revision of The Heidelberg Catechism, modified to reflect the views of Particular Baptists. 


The edition of An Orthodox Catechism used for these recordings was edited by Michael A.G. Haykin and G. Stephen Weaver, Jr, published in 2014 by RBAP. It can be purchased from Amazon at the link below. 


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The music in this episode is "The Beat of Nature" by Olexy. You can find his page on Pixabay at the link below. 


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Scripture References for Question 59:


a.


Romans 3:9 "What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin,"


b.


Romans 7:23 "but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members."


c.


John 3:18 "Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God."


Romans 3:22 "the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:"


d.


1 John 2:1 "My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous."


e. 


Romans 3:24 "and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,"


Ephesians 2:8-9 "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, [9] not a result of works, so that no one may boast."


1 John 2:2 "He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world."


f.


Titus 3:5 "he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,"


g.


Romans 4:4-5 "Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. [5] And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,"


2 Corinthians 5:19


h.

2 Corinthians 5:21


The text of some of the scripture proofs has been excluded due to space.

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