XVII.
The Sufficiency of Christ's Sacrifice
This section affirms that reconciliation, righteousness, and deliverance are found solely in the perfect sacrifice and washing provided by Jesus Christ.
XVII. We believe that by the unique sacrifice that the Lord Jesus offered on the cross, we are reconciled to God, to be held and counted righteous before him, because we cannot be pleasing to him, nor share in his adoption, except insofar as he forgives our faults and buries them.1 Thus we profess that Jesus Christ is our complete and perfect washing, that in his death we have complete satisfaction to acquit us of the crimes and iniquities of which we are guilty, and that we cannot be delivered except by this remedy.2
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XVII. Nous croyons que par le sacrifice unique que le Seigneur Jésus a offert en la croix, nous sommes réconciliés à Dieu pour être tenus et réputés justes devant lui, parce que nous ne lui pouvons être agréables, ni être participants de son adoption, sinon d’autant qu’il nous pardonne nos fautes, et les ensevelit. Ainsi nous protestons que Jésus-Christ est notre lavement entier et parfait, qu’en sa mort nous avons entière satisfaction, pour nous acquitter de nos forfaits et iniquités dont nous sommes coupables, et ne pouvons être délivrés que par ce remède.
Notes
French Confession of Faith (Confession de La Rochelle / Gallican Confession) companion
Rule yourself daily, not just on retreat
Chosen Portion turns the mirror into a daily practice — a short reading and examining question each morning before you lead anyone.
Chosen Portion makes the mirror daily: the ruler-formation questions this collection preserves become a two-minute morning examination in the app.
- A daily formation reading drawn from centuries of counsel to those in authority
- One pointed examination question a day — two minutes, before the meetings start
- Track your practice over weeks and watch the examined life become a habit