“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 169 “Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer” (Prov. 28:24) One of the things we do in families is we make ourselves at home. A member …
A Paper Plate Tied to the Chest
Just a few quick comments on Lane’s latest post so that we can continue to work through Venema’s book. Lane says that baptism “means” inclusion in the visible church, according to the Confession, and that all the other stuff (regeneration and so forth) only applies when the individual baptized has the thing signified. Lane goes …
Calvin and the Unpardonable Sin
Book 3/Chapter 3 Unpardonable (section 22) 1. Where does Calvin differ with Augustine on the unpardonable sin? 2. How does Calvin define the unpardonable sin? 3. What is a brief way of summarizing this sin? The point of no return (section 23) 1. Is this a sin that a man can fall into accidentally one …
As Wisconsin is to Cheese
The art of understanding politics does not depend primarily on having read an exhaustive stack of investigative books. Investigative books are as full of lies as the politicians themselves are, and if we have read any we should make our decisions on which to believe on the basis of other criteria. As Dennis Miller once …
Ordinary Repentance
Book 3/Chapter 3 Open confession (section 18) 1. What is the difference between special repentance and ordinary repentance? Repentance and forgiveness (section 19) 1. Under what two headings is the whole gospel contained? 2. Where do these two things come from? How repentance is prior (section 20) 1. Is repentance the basis for our receiving …
Seven Aspects of Repentance
Book 3/Chapter 3 True repentance (section 15) 1. How many aspects of repentance does Paul outline in 2 Cor. 7:11? 2. In repentance, what must we exercise? The measure (section 16) 1. In order to keep the signs of repentance sure, what must a man measure his life by? 2. What are the two dangers …
A Sermon for the President
Ascension Sunday 2009 This Lord’s Day is Ascension Sunday, the day we have set apart to commemorate the exaltation of Jesus Christ to the right hand of the Ancient of Days. This was the day upon which He was given universal and complete authority over all nations and kings, when He was given all rule …
Growing Up Around Us
As we seek to grow and mature in our understanding of music, and we learn more about the kind of music that best glorifies God in worship, we have to be careful to balance certain things. The first thing is that we have to recognize where we are—we are living in a time when general …
Food in the Ark
When the Lord gave food to Adam, He gave him the world as food. Only one tree was off limits, and every other tree in the garden, and from there to the world, was given into his hand. But after the arrival of sin, and the great judgment on sin that we call the flood, …
An Apostate Nation
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 live as Christians in an apostate nation, a nation …