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Baptist Catechism, Q28: Christ Our High Priest

KEACH’S BAPTIST CATECHISM, Q28: CHRIST OUR PRIEST QUESTION 28: “How does Christ execute the office of a priest?”ANAWER: “Christ executes the office of priest in his once offering up himself a sacrifice to satisfy divine justice1 and reconcile us to God,2 and in making continual intercession for us.3SUMMARY: Jesus Christ, in His redeeming work, is […]

Preserving the Faith in Captivity, Part 1: the Gospel in Jeremiah

PRESERVING THE FAITH IN CAPTIVITY, 1: THE GOSPEL IN JEREMIAHTEXT: Selected texts from Jeremiah; Hosea 3:4-5SUMMARY: The prophet Jeremiah’s advice during his final years to his countrymen to acknowledge their sin and accept their subjection to Babylon as God’s will, has a parallel in the proclamation and acceptance or rejection of the gospel. I. JEREMIAH’S […]

Baptist Catechism, Q27: Our Christ Who Reveals

KEACH’S BAPTIST CATECHISM, QUESTION 27: OUR CHRIST WHO REVEALSSUMMARY: “In this catechism question, we see Christ our Mediator as One who reveals. Jesus’ role as Prophet is one of revealing the will of God to mankind, especially pertaining to salvation.”QUESTION 27: How does Christ execute the office of a prophet?”ANSWER: Christ executes the office of […]

Remember Us, O Lord!

REMEMBER US, O LORD!TEXT: Lamentations 5:1-22SUMMARY: In this chapter, the prophet, reminding the Lord of Judah’s misery and reproach, pours out a prayer to the Lord for remembrance and restoration.I. REMEMBER US! A PORTRAIT OF REPROACH, vv. 1-18. A. Inheritance Lost, vv. 2-6. B. Confession of Guilt, v. 7, 16.C. The Humiliation of Subjugation, vv. […]

Baptist Catechism Q26: Christ Redeemer

BAPTIST CATECHISM, QUESTION 26:CHRIST’S OFFICES AS OUR REDEEMERTEXTS: Act 3:22; Heb 5:6; Psa 2:6SUMMARY: “As the antitype of our first father Adam, Jesus comes to earth from heaven to finish the job Adam started. He will be like Adam in almost every way. A sinless son of God, and a representative of others, placed under […]

Zion’s Iniquity Accomplished

ZION’S INIQUITY ACCOMPLISHEDTEXT: Lamentations 4:1-22SUMMARY: The sins of Judah and her subsequent downfall, along with the Lord’s vengeance on her enemies and declaration that her iniquity is accomplished, is a beautiful picture of mankind’s fall and the broader plan of redemption through Christ. I. THE EFFECTS OF GOD’S JUDGMENT, vv. 1-11. A. Their Fallen State, […]

Baptist Catechism Question 25: Our Redeemer God Becomes a Man

BAPTIST CATECHISM, QUESTION 25.OUR REDEEMER GOD BECOMES MAN.SUMMARY: “In order for the Son of God to finish the work Adam started, He had to take upon Himself the flesh of mankind. His work was to be the work of man. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary with a true […]

Baptist Catechism Question 24: God’s Decrees: Christ Our Redeemer

GOD’S DECREES.CHRIST OUR REDEEMER.SUMMARY: As part of God’s Decree, mankind, who is fallen in sin, must be redeemed or “bought back” to the kingdom of God. This is according to the will of God, that “all things might be gathered together in one, in Christ.” The conflict created by man’s sin and God’s holiness requires […]

Great is God’s Faithfulness

GREAT IS GOD’S FAITHFULNESSTEXT: Lamentations 3:1-66SUMMARY: As Lamentations 3 explores God’s purpose in ordaining human suffering, it shows that for the pilgrim seeking the celestial city, there is affliction; for the hopeful, there is a yoke; and for the scorner, there is judgment.I. FOR THE PILGRIM, THERE IS AFFLICTION, vv. 1-20.A. His Path is Laid […]

The Daughter of Zion Cast Down

THE DAUGHTER OF ZION CAST DOWNTEXT: Lamentations 2:1-22SUMMARY: Although the sin of the nations brings the judgment of God upon the world, the righteousness of Christ brings eternal blessings on God’s people.I. THE SIN OF THE NATIONS BRINGS THE JUDGMENT OF GOD UPON THE WORLD. A. The Kingly Office Failed Because of Sin.B. The Priestly […]