Q36. What are the benefits that in this life accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification?
The benefits that in this life accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification are: assurance of God's love, peace of conscience, joy in the Holy Spirit, increase of grace, and perseverance in it to the end.
Scripture Proofs — King James Version
Romans 5:1–2, 5
“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. … And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”
Romans 14:17
“For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.”
Proverbs 4:18
“But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.”
2 Peter 3:18
“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.”
1 John 5:13
“These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.”
1 Peter 1:5
“Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”