The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-03-21
MT. STERLING. KENTUCKY. TUESDAY. MARCH p. 1899.

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@. What does Jesus say about
Himself2
A. That He is the Son of God,
whom the Father in His great love
sent into the world to be our Saviour
from sio.
@. What is ain
A. Sin is any thought or feeling,
word or act, which either is contrary
to Gods holy law, or falls short of
what it requires.
@. Say in brief what Gods law
requires.
A. That we should love God with
our whole heart and our neighbor as
ourselves.
@. Are we able of ourselves to do
this?
A. No; for, although man was
made innocent at the first, yet he fell
into disobedience, and since then no
one has been able, in his own strength
to keep Gods law.
@. What are the consequences Of
sin?
A. Sin separates man from God,
corrupts his nature, exposes him to
manifold pains and griefs, and unless
he repents, must issue in death eter-
nal.
@. Can we deliver ourselves from
Gin and its consequences?
A. BY no means; for we are una
BILE either to clease our own hearts or
to make amends for our offences.
@. How did the Son OF God save
His people from their sins?
A. For our salvation He came
down from Heaven, and was incsr-
nate by the Holy Ghost OF the Virgin
Mary, and was made man and was
crucified also for us under Pontius
PLATE. He suffered aud was buried,
and the third day He rose again &C
cording TO the Scriptures, and ascend
ed into Heaven, and stitch on the
right hand of the Father.
@. What benefits have we from
the Son of God becoming man?
A. We have a Mediator between
God and men; one who as God re-
veals to us what God is; and, as 8
perfect man, represents our race be.
fore God.
@. What further benefits have we
from our Lords life on earth?
A. We have in Him q brother
man who is touched with the feeling
of our inflrmities, as we'll as a perfect
example of what we ought to be.
Q. What did He accomplish fol
us by His death on the Cross?
A. By offering Himself a sacrifice
without blemish unto God, He fulfill.
ed the requirements of Divine Holt
ness, stoned for all our sins, and broke
the power of sin.
@. What does the resurrection o.
Jesus teach us?
A. 1t assures us that he has finish
ed the work of our redemption; thai
the dominion of death is ended; anG
that, because He lives, we shall live
also.
Q. What do we learn from His as,
cension into Heaven?
A, That we have in Him an AID
vocate with the Father, who evel
liveth to make intercession for us.
@. What do we learn from HiI
session at the right hand OF God?
A. That is he exalted as our Head
and King, to Whom has been giver
all authority in Heaven and on earth
@. How does Jesus Christ still
carry or His work of salvation?
A. BY the third person, in the
blessed Trinity, the Holy Spirit, who
was sent forth at Pentecost.
@. What is the mystery of the
blessed Trinity?
A. That the Father, the Son ant
the Holy Spirit, into Whose Name We
are baptized, are one God.
@. What must we do in order t.
be saved?
A. We must repent of our sin ant
believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.
Q. What is it to repent2
A. He who truly repents of his sir
not only confesses it with shame and
sorrow, but above all he turns from
il to God with sincere desire to bt