=Rom. 10:10. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness: and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.= _248. What is the intimate fellowship called in which all true Christians live with one another?_ The Communion of Saints. =Eph. 4:4-6. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;= =One Lord, one faith, one baptism,= =One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.= _249. What precious gift does the Holy Spirit bestow upon us in this Christian church?_ In this Christian church He daily forgives me and all believers all our sins. _250. But does a sanctified person need the forgiveness of sins every day?_ Yes; because sanctification is never perfected in this life, and sin cleaves to a Christian as long as he is in the world. _251. Whom has God given power to declare the forgiveness of sins?_ The congregation, through its ministers. [Absolution.] =Matt. 18:18. Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.= _252. What is required that a Christian may receive the forgiveness of sins every day?_ That he repents every day, or that he daily feels his sins with deep shame and sorrow, confesses his sins to God, and earnestly seeks the grace of God in Christ. _253. To whom should a repentant Christian confess his sins?_ First of all to God; then, if he feels the need of it, to his pastor; finally to his neighbor, if he feels that he has wronged him in any way. =Jas. 5:16. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed.= =1 John 1:9. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.= _254. What does the daily forgiveness of sins work in the Christian?_ The daily renewal, or that he day by day becomes more and more thankful to God, and increases in child-like obedience and faithfulness. _255. What becomes of the soul of the believer when he dies?_ His soul goes home to God, where it rests from all strife and sorrow, in blessed fellowship with Him, until the resurrection of the body. =Luke 23:43. Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.= =Rev. 14:13. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.= _256. What is the resurrection of the body?_ On the last day, when the Lord Jesus returns to earth, the bodies of the dead shall be made alive and shall be reunited with their souls. =John 5:28, 29. The hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment.=