{"number":155,"question":"How is the word made effectual to salvation?","answer":"The Spirit of God maketh the reading, but especially the preaching of the word, an effectual means of enlightening, convincing, and humbling sinners; of driving them out of themselves, and drawing them unto Christ; of conforming them to his image, and subduing them to his will; of strengthening them against temptations and corruptions; of building them up in grace, and establishing their hearts in holiness and comfort through faith unto salvation.","segments":[{"text":"The Spirit of God maketh the reading, but especially the preaching of the word, an effectual means of enlightening,","proofs":["Nehemiah 8:8","Acts 26:18","Psalm 19:8"],"refs":[{"printed":"Nehemiah 8:8","osis":["Neh.8.8"]},{"printed":"Acts 26:18","osis":["Acts.26.18"]},{"printed":"Psalm 19:8","osis":["Ps.19.8"]}],"note":null},{"text":"convincing, and humbling sinners;","proofs":["1 Corinthians 14:24–25","2 Chronicles 34:18–19, 26–28"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 14:24–25","osis":["1Cor.14.24-1Cor.14.25"]},{"printed":"2 Chronicles 34:18–19, 26–28","osis":["2Chr.34.18-2Chr.34.19","2Chr.34.26-2Chr.34.28"]}],"note":null},{"text":"of driving them out of themselves, and drawing them unto Christ;","proofs":["Acts 2:37, 41","8:27–30, 35–38"],"refs":[{"printed":"Acts 2:37, 41","osis":["Acts.2.37","Acts.2.41"]},{"printed":"8:27–30, 35–38","osis":["Acts.8.27-Acts.8.30","Acts.8.35-Acts.8.38"]}],"note":null},{"text":"of conforming them to his image,","proofs":["2 Corinthians 3:18"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Corinthians 3:18","osis":["2Cor.3.18"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and subduing them to his will;","proofs":["2 Corinthians 10:4–6","Romans 6:17"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Corinthians 10:4–6","osis":["2Cor.10.4-2Cor.10.6"]},{"printed":"Romans 6:17","osis":["Rom.6.17"]}],"note":null},{"text":"of strengthening them against temptations and corruptions;","proofs":["Matthew 4:4, 7, 10","Ephesians 6:16–17","Psalm 19:11"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 4:4, 7, 10","osis":["Matt.4.4","Matt.4.7","Matt.4.10"]},{"printed":"Ephesians 6:16–17","osis":["Eph.6.16-Eph.6.17"]},{"printed":"Psalm 19:11","osis":["Ps.19.11"]}],"note":null},{"text":"of building them up in grace,","proofs":["Acts 20:32","2 Timothy 3:15–17"],"refs":[{"printed":"Acts 20:32","osis":["Acts.20.32"]},{"printed":"2 Timothy 3:15–17","osis":["2Tim.3.15-2Tim.3.17"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and establishing their hearts in holiness and comfort through faith unto salvation.","proofs":["Romans 16:25","1 Thessalonians 3:2, 10–11, 13","Romans 15:4","10:13–17","1:16"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 16:25","osis":["Rom.16.25"]},{"printed":"1 Thessalonians 3:2, 10–11, 13","osis":["1Thess.3.2","1Thess.3.10-1Thess.3.11","1Thess.3.13"]},{"printed":"Romans 15:4","osis":["Rom.15.4"]},{"printed":"10:13–17","osis":["Rom.10.13-Rom.10.17"]},{"printed":"1:16","osis":["Rom.1.16"]}],"note":null}],"section":null,"relations":{"bc1695":["94"],"wlc-modernized":["155"],"wsc":["89"]},"diffs":[{"source":"bc1695","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"enlightening,","position":null},{"text":"humbling","position":null},{"text":"of driving them out of themselves,","position":null},{"text":"drawing them unto Christ; of conforming them to his image, and subduing them to his will; of strengthening them against temptations and corruptions;","position":null},{"text":"in grace, and establishing their hearts","position":null}]}],"page":"130","leaf":67}