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Fireproof
Last night Nancy and I watched Fireproof and I wanted to tell you what I thought of it. I figured I needed to give it a look because it is a big evangelical thing and some folks in my congregation had asked me about it. I did not have high expectations going into it for …
The Ten Words
Book 2/Chapter 8 Strong language (section 10) 1. Why does God rebuke sin so strongly in the law, put the worst possible light on our behavior? For example, why call hatred murder? Two tables (section 11) 1. How does Calvin divide the law given in the ten commandments? 2. What is vanity to attempt? Right …
Do So More and More
Last week we prayed for some dear brothers and sisters who were facing starvation, and we urged you—as the Lord led—to give to our famine relief fund. In concert with our fellow CREC congregations, we are happy to say that over 40 thousand dollars has been raised, just over half of what we needed for …
Tokens of Affection
The Lord is kind to us in the tokens of His affection that He gives. He gives them in all affection and kindness, and we are to receive them in the same way. But as we have seen in the sermon today, these are tokens, not props. God loves us through His Word, through His …
A Photo Negative Deuteronomy
Our Father and God, You have established Your Church as a royal priesthood in this world, and so we intercede for the nations of men now, confessing on their behalf so that the grace of Your forgiveness will soon be extended to them all. Father, we confess to You that the nations of men have …
The Law Restored
Book 2/Chapter 8 The law’s sufficiency (section 5) 1. Nothing is more acceptable to God than what? 2. What religious affectation is rooted in man’s nature? 3. What is an intolerable profanation of divine righteousness? Total law (section 6) 1. If an earthly king forbids a particular action, what is not included? 2. How is …
All Who Are Bread Should Get Bread
Lane and I have both posted our first response to Venema’s book, and then Lane responded to my post here. There is some good discussion going on in the comments thread over there. Let’s try to do the same here, and maybe we can figure out how a doctrinal disagreement should be handled. Then we …
Taking Age for Grace
“Besides, I have observed, that old men have blessed themselves with this mistake; namely, taking the decays of nature for a gracious conquest over corruptions, and so have been apt to beguile themselves” (John Bunyan, Pilgrim’s Progress).
Natural Law Written
Book 2/Chapter 8 Natural law written (section 1) 1. What is the written moral law? 2. What does God reprove us for through the law? 3. Why is the written law necessary? Inexorable law (section 2) 1. When do we render God the reverence due to Him? 2. In what way is God always like …