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Man as God, or God as Man?
MAN AS GOD, OR GOD AS MAN?Genesis 3:1-13; John 1:14-17I. THE SERPENT’S GREAT LIE.II. MAN’S WILLING RESPONSE.III. A LINE NOT TO BE CROSSED.IV. THE SAVIOR’S PLAN PREVAILS
Continue readingBaptist Catechism, Question 1: The First and Chiefest Being
KEACH’S BAPTIST CATECHISM, QUESTION 1SUMMARY: Question One of Keach’s Catechism dovetails together with the Question One in the Westminster Shorter Catechism, giving us a foundational understanding of the purpose of man and the nature of God. Our purpose is to glory Him and enjoy Him forever, because He is the self existing “I AM,” the […]
Continue readingBaptist Catechism Introduction: The Chief End of Man
BAPTIST CATECHISM: MAN’S CHIEF ENDQuestion: “What is the chief end of man?”Answer: Man’s chief end is to glorify God1, and to enjoy Him forever.”21 1 Corinthians 10:312 Psalm 73:25Question: What rule has God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him?Answer: The word of God, namely the Scripture of the Old and […]
Continue readingManasseh’s Counter-Reformation, Part 3
MANASSEH’S COUNTER-REFORMATION, PART 3TEXT: 2 Chronicles 33:1-20; 2 Kings 21:1-18SUMMARY: The reign of Manasseh, who “seduced Judah to do more evil than the nations whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel,” was a repudiation of his father Hezekiah’s leadership, a stain on his nation’s history, and a rejection of the true and […]
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MANASSEH’S COUNTER-REFORMATION, PART 2TEXT: 2 Chronicles 33:1-25; 2 Kings 21:1-18SUMMARY: The reign of Manasseh, who “seduced Judah to do more evil than the nations whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel,” was a repudiation of his father Hezekiah’s leadership, a stain on his nation’s history, and a rejection of the true and […]
Continue readingThe Sorrowing Saint Reassured
THE SORROWING SAINT REASSUREDTEXT: Psalm 73SUMMARY: As the Psalmist is unsettled by the peace and prosperity of the ungodly, he ponders the futility of his own faithfulness; but when he is struck by his recognition of their end, he is reassured by his remembrance of God’s faithfulness.I. THE PEACE AND PROSPERITY OF THE UNGODLY (vv. […]
Continue readingManasseh’s Counter-Reformation, Part 1
MANASSEH’S COUNTER-REFORMATION, PART 1 TEXT: 2 KINGS 21:1-18SUMMARY: The reign of Manasseh, who “seduced Judah to do more evil than the nations whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel,” was a repudiation of his father Hezekiah’s leadership, a stain on his nation’s history, and a rejection of the true and living God; […]
Continue reading1689 Confession, ch. 32, Of the Last Judgment, para. 1
1689 CONFESSION, CH. 32, “OF THE LAST JUDGMENT,” PARA. 1I. Paragraph 1:A. Christ is our righteous Judge.B. An account will be given.C. A final division.
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