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Question 49

On Heidelberg Catechism (1563) Q. 49

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What fruite doth the ascension of Christ into heauen bring vs?

First, that he maketh intercession to his father in heauen for vs. Next, that wee haue our flesh in heauen, that wee may bee confirmed thereby, as by a sure pleadge, that it shal come to passe, that he who is our head willa lift vp vs his mēbers vnto him. Thirdly, that heeb sendeth vs his spirit insteed of a pledge between him and vs, by whose forcible working we seeke after, not earthly but heauenly things, where he himselfe isc sitting at the right hand of God.d

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

  1. a1 John 2:1–2; Romans 8:34
  2. bJohn 14:2; 20:17; Ephesians 2:6
  3. cJohn 14:16; 16:7; 2 Corinthians 1:22; 5:5
  4. dColossians 3:1; Philippians 3:20

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