65 Q. It is by faith alone that we share in Christ and all his blessings: where then does that faith come from? A. The Holy Spirit produces it in our hearts by the preaching of the holy gospel, and confirms it through our use of the holy sacraments. 66 Q. What are sacraments? A. …
Following on from the observation contained in this post: if someone is consistently pointing out spiritual concerns about shortcomings in the church, other individuals or groups, and you but has never, never spoken about spiritual issues with which they are presently struggling; that person should be treated with the utmost wariness. By all means, consider …
Harry Reeder reflects on an incident from the world of professional baseball in “A Learning Moment From ‘America’s Pasttime.’”. You don’t have to follow baseball, or even be a sports fan to appreciate Reeder’s point. One of the many blessings of participating in sports is that they provide a “clinic” for life. One of the …
Last week I quoted a blog post by Ray Ortlund about the danger of falling into the tendency of the Judaisers from the book of Galatians: adding anything to being saved by grace through faith in Christ alone as being necessary to be truly saved and acceptable. I quoted Ortlund’s piece in full and with …
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