Question 27: Are all people, just as they were lost through Adam, saved through Christ? Answer: No, only those who are elected by God and united to Christ by faith. Nevertheless, God in his mercy demonstrates common grace even to those who are not elect, by restraining the effects of sin and enabling works of culture for human well-being. The salvation that comes through Jesus Christ comes only to those united to him by faith. But that does not mean God has no blessings at al

Question 18: Will God allow our disobedience and idolatry to go unpunished? Answer: No, every sin is against the sovereignty, holiness, and goodness of God, and against his righteous law, and God is righteously angry with our sins and will punish them in his just judgment both in this life, and in the life to come. God judges sins both in history and at the end of history. There is a final judgment coming, but the word “final” indicates that there are other judgments that pre

Until the day of final judgment, God shows grace in many ways to believers and unbelievers alike.

How does God demonstrate judgments against sin in history? What is history leading up to?