Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 12 31. Q. Why is he called Christ, that is, the Anointed One? A. Because he is ordained by God the Father and anointed with the Holy spirit to be our chief Prophet and Teacher, fully revealing to us the secret purpose and will of God concerning our redemption; to …
The actions of a Christian life can become a substitute for grace. They could become the grounds on which we come to rely on as the reason why God’s blessing falls upon us. But that does not mean those actions are wrong, rather that they are wrongly pursued. Particularly if we live as if our …
A nice observation by Clarence Jordan about the way in which Jesus’ choice of the twelve actually demonstrated the working of the kingdom at the same time as he was preparing the twelve to proclaim the kingdom. Jordan points out that if you put a tax-collector (publican) and a zealot at close quarters you need …
The glorious uncertainty (inconsistency) of NRL arrived early this year. Welcome to AFL where things are usually far more consistent. It seems incongruous that the AFL has more processes in place that seek to equalise their competition, but it has a distinct top and bottom teams. The NRL gets by with a salary cap (and …
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