Lord’s Day 35 Q & A 96 Q. What is God’s will for us in the second commandment? A. That we in no way make any image of God*1 nor worship him in any other way than he has commanded in his Word.*2 *1 Deut. 4:15-19; Isa. 40:18-25; Acts 17:29; Rom. 1:22-23 *2 Lev. 10:1-7; …
From Dane Ortlund’s blog, Strawberry-Rhubarb Theology: Luther Defines the Gospel In his ‘Preface to the New Testament,’ Luther writes: This gospel of God or New Testament is a good story and report, sounded forth into all the world by the apostles, telling of a true David who strove with sin, death, and the devil, and …
In a follow up to this post, Tullian Tchividjian expands on the theological thinking behind the decision to do away with Services divided on the basis of ‘traditional’ and ‘contemporary’ music in a post entitled ‘This Is The Way It Ought To Be’. An excerpt: Paul kept affirming a foundational reality that always accompanies true …
You never saw death. But you seemed to see everything else very clearly. You saw the first man. Perhaps it was on his knee that you learned the first story: its rhythm and repetition impressing the original beauty, goodness and potential of creation into your heart and mind and soul. As one who believed God …
