“My favorite question and answer in the Westminster Shorter Catechism (WSC) is hands down number 87: “What is repentance unto life? Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ, doth, with grief and hatred of his […]
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What should Christians look for in a local church? “Traditionally, Reformed theology has taught that there are three marks of a gospel church: (1) the true preaching of the Word; (2) the right administration of the sacraments; and (3) the exercise of church discipline. These are all essential. But another way of getting at this
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Why are the Reformed confessions and catechisms useful for the church today? “Confessions and catechisms help in at least three ways. First, they can be used to clearly articulate and proclaim what we believe. We want to be transparent about our convictions, and there is nothing clearer and more transparent than a shared public confession.
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to
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1. Begin reading your Bible this very day. The way to do a thing is to do it; and the way to read the Bible is actually to read it! It is not merely meaning, or wishing, or resolving, or intending, or thinking about it , which will advance you one step. You must positively