Lord's Day 20 Jesus Christ gave His Holy Spirit TO YOU

Jesus Christ gave His Holy Spirit TO YOU and therefore YOU share fully in all his benefits.

1. the Holy Spirit was given to you
2. the Holy Spirit comforts you

Introduction:
1 If you believe that the Bible is true, but you are not sure that Jesus Christ has paid for your sins, is that
faith? What does our catechism say? What does the Westminster Confession say about this subject?
Point 1:
2 Who all learns Lord’s Day 20 of the catechism? What were you taught to say about yourself? Why? On
what basis?
3 Why did the church instruct members to examine their heart to see whether they had truly received the
Holy Spirit? What was the effect of this kind of preaching?
4 What does the Westminster Confession say about assurance? Why?
Point 2:
5 What kinds of ‘comfort’ do we receive from the Holy Spirit?
6 When we try to avoid the error of legalism, what kind of error might we easily take over instead? So …
what is the bottom line?