### 67. Q. Are both the word and the sacraments then intended to focus our faith on the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross as the only ground of our salvation?

**A**. Yes indeed! The Holy Spirit teaches us in the gospel and confirms by the holy sacraments that our entire salvation rests on Christ’s one sacrifice for us on the cross.<sup>1</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [Rom. 6:3](/index.php/get-passage/Romans+6:3); [1 Cor. 11:26](/index.php/get-passage/1+Corinthians+11:26); [Gal. 3:27](/index.php/get-passage/Galatians+3:27)