Q71. What are the outward means by which the Holy Spirit communicates the benefits of redemption to us?
The outward and ordinary means by which the Holy Spirit communicates the benefits of Christ's redemption to us are the Word, through which souls are born into spiritual life; Baptism, the Lord's Supper, Prayer, and Meditation, all of which further strengthen believers in their most holy faith.
Scripture Proofs — King James Version
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Acts 2:41–42
“Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.”
James 1:18
“Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”