Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 9 Chapter 5 – Of Providence cont. (Paragraphs 5-7) V. The most wise, righteous, and gracious God, does often times leave for a season his own children to manifold temptations and the corruption of their own hearts, to chastise them for their former sins, or to discover unto …

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Pastors need to know the Gospel, so in addition to proclaiming it, we live it wholeheartedly and consistently. Zack Eswine: Pastors need to know this, first, because our whole life is offering the message of God’s grace, and finding a way to articulate it; finding a way to offer it. And we not only offer …

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More on God’s grace and our response from Bryan Chapell. The phrase ‘done before do’ or something like it seemed very familiar, but I can’t see a past post using exactly that form. Here’s the text of the video clip. Getting the Order Right When you see the message of grace unfolding in the Bible …

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Westminster Larger Catechism – Lord’s Day 43 Q & A 171 Q How are they that receive the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper to prepare themselves before they come unto it? A They that receive the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper are, before they come, to prepare themselves thereunto, by examining themselves of their being …

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