The Vulgar Language Principle

by Mark Johnston • July 01, 2015
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Almost from the very first time I read the Westminster Confession of Faith I remember being struck by its choice of words to describe the character of Bible translations. It says they should be in ‘the vulgar language of every nation unto which they come’ (WCF 1.8).

 

Almost from the very first time I read the Westminster Confession of Faith I remember being struck by its choice of words to describe the character of Bible translations. It says they should be in ‘the vulgar language of every nation unto which they come’ (WCF 1.8).

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Gods Providence

by Michael Dewalt • July 01, 2015
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There seems to be a renewal of theological emphasis today on the historical view of creatio continua (continual creation), referred to by some theologians as the doctrine of providence. Providence is the triune God’s activity in preserving creatures and bringing about their fruitfulness and ongoing diversity. It is through God’s providence that he made creatio ex nihilo (creation from nothing). The triune God’s unique work was to bringthe created universe, time, and space into existence from no preexistent material.

The LORD has established His throne in the heavens, And His sovereignty rules over all. - Psalms 103:19

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God’s Word Made More Sure

Posted 7/1/15 by Donald Barnhouse
In history we don’t know the last act. It might be that this nation is going to have a hundred nuclear bombs put on it some night. It might be that five years from today the United States will not be any more important in this world than Guatemala.
 
Theme: The Curtain Lifted
 
SCRIPTURE
Mark 9:2-13
 
And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. And Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi,it is good that we are here.

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In Command - Part One

By James Boice
Theme: A Faithful Past
This week’s lessons describe how Joshua got to be the faithful and courageous leader for God that he was.

There are two main sections to the first chapter of Joshua. The first part, in verses 1 through 9, contains an account of Joshua’s commissioning by God. The second part, verses 10-18, tells us how Joshua assumed command of the people and began to make preparations for the invasion of the Promised Land. 

 

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Following Jesus 68

Vision refers to an aspirational, ambitious, hopeful and motivated description of what you would like to achieve or accomplish in the mid-term or long-term future. It is intended to serve as a clear guide for choosing current and future courses of action. In short, your vision is what you want to achieve or accomplish. It is your goal(s). 
 
Vision refers to an aspirational, ambitious, hopeful and motivated description of what you would like to achieve or accomplish in the mid-term or long-term future. It is intended to serve as a clear guide for choosing current and future courses of action. In short, your vision is what you want to achieve or accomplish. It is your goal(s). 
 
The vision for followers of Jesus is to glorify God in everything we do.

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Bully Pulpit: "Call Me… Contradiction"

Posted On Wednesday, July 01, 2015
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Sex change operations have been around for some time but with recent headlines about "Caitlyn" Jenner, transgender issues are a hot topic and something every Christian must be discerning about. So how should we think of our bodies? Is a sex change gender denial, body mutilation, or result of a mental disorder? If someone is converted after they've had a sex change … what then? Should they reverse the operation? Pastors, this is a show you can't miss. The probability of facing this scenario in your congregation is real and the malleable minds of covenant children are in need of godly wisdom to offset enticing, secular lies. As the Kinks said: "It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world," and they've never been more right.

Sex change operations have been around for some time but with recent headlines about "Caitlyn" Jenner, transgender issues are a hot topic and something every Christian must be discerning about. So how should we think of our bodies? Is a sex change gender denial, body mutilation, or result of a mental disorder? If someone is converted after they've had a sex change … what then? Should they reverse the operation? Pastors, this is a show you can't miss.

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The Fear of the Lord

by Mark Johnston • June 30, 2015
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Given the frequency with which ‘the fear of the LORD’, or one of its variants, is mentioned in the Bible, it is more than a little unusual that so little seems to be said about it in the church today.

Given the frequency with which ‘the fear of the LORD’, or one of its variants, is mentioned in the Bible, it is more than a little unusual that so little seems to be said about it in the church today.

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Monogamy is No Joke

Posted on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 by Aimee Byrd on Housewife Theologian

Should we look to one person to be our everything?

This past weekend Matt and I celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary. We were planning on a night away together in a nearby town. Except it happened to be the same weekend as my son’s MMA campout. And next weekend Matt is driving our oldest and some youth to the location for their mission trip. So we settled for a dinner out and hope to get that overnight trip in a couple of weeks.
 
This is normal life stuff. It doesn’t make me question monogamy or wish I had some other guy to whisk me away. I want to spend time with the man I married 18 years ago.

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Concrete Praying

by David Hall • June 30, 2015
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Thoughtful commentators and pastors realize that the Lord invites us to ask for concrete needs in the physical realm. As we do so, we humbly confess that we cannot provide for ourselves entirely (maybe not nearly as much as we think), and that all good gifts are from our heavenly Father. On the contrary, if we think it beneath us to ask for these gifts, we either overestimate ourselves or underestimate God. Does that ever happen to you in prayer? Maybe a re-emphasis on concrete praying would remind us more accurately of how we fit into God’s universe.

Read Matthew 6:11-15

Let’s look at the last three Petitions of Jesus’ prayer guide.

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The King Revealed

Posted 6/30/15 by Donald Barnhouse
As soon as Jesus had explained what was ahead for Him and His disciples, He went on to make the promise recorded in Mark 9:1. This promise has caused some people to claim that the Bible isn’t true, since all the disciples are dead and Christ hasn’t yet come in His kingdom. But if you read that promise in connection with the event that Mark records immediately after, you realize that it was on the mountain that Peter, James, and John saw the Son of man coming in His kingdom. The transfiguration was nothing more nor less than the Lord God Almighty reaching out and lifting the curtain, saying, “Though the road just ahead will be hard, this is the way things are going to be at the Second Coming.”
 
Theme: The Curtain Lifted
 
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Mark 9:1
 
And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.”

LESSON

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