<h4>Shorter Catechism</h4><p><span class="q">Q 36.</span> What are the benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption and sanctification?</p><p><span class="q">A.</span> The benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification, are, assurance of God's love,<sup id="fnref:fnref:wsc1">1</sup> peace of conscience,<sup id="fnref:fnref:wsc2">2</sup> joy in the Holy Ghost,<sup id="fnref:fnref:wsc3">3</sup> increase of grace,<sup id="fnref:fnref:wsc4">4</sup> and perseverance therein to the end.<sup id="fnref:fnref:wsc5">5</sup></p><div class="footnote"><hr/><ol><li id="fn:fnref:wsc1"><p></p><div class="esv"><h5>Romans 5:5</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p45005005.01-1">and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. (ESV)</p> </div> </div> </li><li id="fn:fnref:wsc2"><p></p><div class="esv"><h5>Romans 5:1</h5> <div class="esv-text"> <p id="p45005001.06-1"><span class="chapter-num" id="v45005001-1">5:1 </span>Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (ESV)</p> </div> </div> </li><li id="fn:fnref:wsc3"><p></p><div class="esv"><h5>Romans 14:17</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p45014017.01-1">For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. (ESV)</p> </div> </div> </li><li id="fn:fnref:wsc4"><p></p><div class="esv"><h5>2 Peter 3:18</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p61003018.01-1">But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. (ESV)</p> </div> </div> </li><li id="fn:fnref:wsc5"><p></p><div class="esv"><h5>Philippians 1:6</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p50001006.01-1">And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.</p> </div><h5>1 Peter 1:5</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p60001005.01-2">who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. (ESV)</p> </div> </div> </li></ol></div>