Question | What doth every sin deserve? |
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Answer | Every sin deserveth God’s wrath and curse, both in this life and that which is to come. 1 |
The Baptist Catechism Set to Music
Benjamin Beddome’s Exposition
Is sin against the body of man?
Yes.
There is no rest in my bones because of my sin,
Psalm 38:3
And against the soul of man?
Yes.
He that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul,
Proverbs 8:36
Is it against his temporal interest?
Yes.
If ye will walk contrary to me, then I will walk contrary to you, and will bring a sword upon you,
Leviticus 26:24–25
And against his eternal welfare?
Yes.
Depart from me, ye that work iniquity,
Matthew 7:23
And are all sins, though not alike heinous, alike destructive?
Yes.
For he that said, do not commit adultery, said also, do not kill,
James 2:11
Doth sin subject to the wrath of God?
Yes.
Behold thou art wroth, for we have sinned,
Isaiah 64:6
Is the wrath of a common man dreadful?
Yes.
Cursed be their wrath, for it was cruel,
Genesis 49:7
But may this wrath be appeased?
Yes.
A soft answer turneth away wrath,
Proverbs 15:1
Is the wrath of a king more dreadful?
Yes.
The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion,
Proverbs 19:12
But may this wrath be pacified?
Yes.
Then was the king’s wrath pacified,
Esther 7:10
Is the wrath of devils more terrible than either?
Yes.
Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, for the devil is come down, having great wrath,
Revelation 12:12
But may this wrath be restrained?
Yes.
He bound Satan a thousand years,
Revelation 20:2
Is God’s wrath then infinitely more dreadful than all?
Yes.
Who knoweth the power of thine anger?
Psalm 90:11
Doth sin expose men to the curse?
Yes.
Ye are cursed with a curse,
Malachi 3:9
Will this curse certainly come upon impenitent sinners?
Yes.
All these curses shall come upon thee and overtake thee,
Deuteronomy 28:15
Are they cursed whilst they live?
Yes.
Their portion is cursed in the earth,
Job 24:18
And cursed in death?
Yes.
Ye shall leave your name for a curse to my chosen, for the Lord shall slay thee,
Isaiah 65:15
And cursed for ever?
Yes.
They are nigh unto cursing whose end is to be burned,
Hebrews 6:8
Is the wrath and curse of God the due desert of sin?
Yes.
Whose damnation is just,
Romans 3:8
And of every sin?
Yes.
Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the law to do them,
Galatians 3:10
But is there not a possibility of deliverance herefrom?
Yes.
For God hath devised means that his banished soul should not be expelled from him,
2 Samuel 14:14
The Westminster Larger Catechism
Question | What doth every sin deserve at the hands of God? |
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Answer | Every sin, even the least, being against the sovereignty, 1 goodness, 2 and holiness of God, 3 and against his righteous law, 4 deserveth his wrath and curse, 5 both in this life, 6 and that which is to come; 7 and cannot be expiated but by the blood of Christ. 8 |