Monthly Archives: March 2023
Josiah’s Reformation, conclusion
JOSIAH’S REFORMATION, CONCLUSIONTEXT: 2 Kings 23:1-20; 2 Chron. 34:8 — 35:19 SUMMARY: The religious reformation inaugurated by Josiah is one of the boldest in the history of national Israel, and it falls into two major areas, which are parallel to the work of sanctification or conversion in the Christian life: (1) the rooting out of […]
Continue readingBaptist Catechism Questions 10-12: God’s Decrees in Creation
Q. 11. How doth God execute his decrees?A. God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and providence.Q. 12. What is the work of creation?A. The work of creation is God’s making all things of nothing, by the word of his power, in the space of six days, and all very good.1Q. 13. How […]
Continue readingBaptist Catechism Question 10: God’s Decrees
BAPTIST CATECHISM QUESTION 10: GOD’S DECREESSUMMARY: Like any truly sovereign ruler, God is able to “rule by decree,” in the sense that His will and His desires are His only counselors. However, unlike other kings and rulers, He is truly accountable to Himself alone; and no force can stand against His will and His decrees. […]
Continue readingBaptist Catechism Questions 8&9: The Holy Trinity
BAPTIST CATECHISM, QUESTIONS 8&9: THE HOLY TRINITYSUMMARY: There is but one true God, who is worthy of our worship. This One True God exists in three distinct persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is the doctrine of the Trinity that gives us our hope in eternal life through Christ, and the […]
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