Westminster Larger Catechism – Lord’s Day 19 Q & A 70 Q What is justification? A Justification is an act of God’s free grace unto sinners *1, in which he pardons all their sins, accepts and accounts their persons righteous in his sight *2; not for any thing wrought in them, or done by them …
The love of God means that difficult situations are confronted in order that love and fellowship may grow, not to push others away. It is the triumph of Gospel unity in these difficult situations which is a hallmark of the presence and power; a witness to the world. For those unable to join us at …
Marva Dawn recently died. Her writings on worship and pastoral care have been valued by many. But her writing on the book of Revelation, borne of study and personal experience of disability provides wonderful insight. Recalling how the rapacious abuses that early Christians had endured would have been in their minds, the message of Revelation …
Writing about the act of leading prayer in corporate worship, Hughes Oliphant Old commends the practice of praying on behalf of others that is spontaneous, but notes that spontaneity does not equal a lack of preparation. A significant aspect of that preparation is the past and ongoing personal prayer life of the one leading in …
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