The means by which Prophets declare their message in the OT
Living parables – Ahijah declares his message to Jeroboam by tearing a robe into 12 pieces and giving 10 pieces to the north and 2 to the south (1Kin 11:29-32). Fictional stories – Nathan weaves a story to convict David of his sin when he has Uriah killed (1Sam 12:1ff). An unnamed prophet does the same thing to Ahab for releasing Ben-Hadad (1Kin 20:35-43). Sometimes with signs – Hezekiah to live by making the sun back up 10 steps…
Westminster Larger Catechism
Return to Confessions page Part 1: What man ought to believe (Q1-90) Man’s chief End, Revelation, and Scripture (Q1-5) God (Q6-11) God’s Decrees (Q12-14) Creation (Q15-17) Providence (Q18-20) The Covenant of Life, the Fall and Judgment (Q21-29) The Covenant of Grace (Q30-35) The Mediator of the Covenant of Grace (Q36-45) The Work of the Mediator (Q46-56) The Benefits of the Mediator’s Work (Q57-90) Part 2: What duty God requires of Man (Q91-196) Obedience to God’s Revealed Will (Q91-97) Introduction to…
Canons of Dordt
Return to Confessions Page FIRST HEAD OF DOCTRINE-Of Divine Predestination Article 1: As all men have sinned in Adam, lie under the curse, and are deserving of eternal death, God would have done no injustice by leaving them all to perish, and delivering them over to condemnation on account of sin, according to the words of the apostle, Romans 3:19 ,”that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.” And verse 23:”for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” And Romans 6:23:”for…
Belgic Confession
Return to Confessions Page Article 1: That there is One Only God. We all believe with the heart, and confess with the mouth, that there is one only simple and spiritual Being, which we call God; and that he is eternal, incomprehensible, invisible, immutable, infinite, almighty, perfectly wise, just, good, and the overflowing fountain of all good. Article 2: By what means God is made known unto us. We know him by two means: first, by the creation, preservation and government of…
Westminster Confession of Faith
Return to Confessions Page Confession of Faith TOC text and formatting from http://opc.org/wcf.html Of the Holy Scripture Of God, and of the Holy Trinity Of God’s Eternal Decree Of Creation Of Providence Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment Thereof Of God’s Covenant with Man Of Christ the Mediator Of Free Will Of Effectual Calling Of Justification Of Adoption Of Sanctification Of Saving Faith Of Repentance unto Life Of Good Works Of the Perseverance of the Saints…
Heidelberg Catechism
Return to Confessions Page Heidelberg Catechism formatting and text copied from http://www.all-of-grace.org/heidelberg.html Lord’s Day 1 1. Q. What is your only comfort in life and death? A. That I, with body and soul, both in life and death, am not my own, but belong unto my faithful Savior Jesus Christ; who with his precious blood has fully satisfied for all my sins, and delivered me from all the power of the devil; and so preserves me that without the will of…
The Blessing of Being Forgiven Psalm 32 POHFW
Preparing our Hearts to Worship In an effort to help you prepare for theJuly 1, 2018, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on theEmotions in the Psalms.I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “The Blessing of Being Forgiven”The main Scriptures for the day are Psalm 32. (Pick and choose from the many resources and options,…
The means by which Prophets receive their message in the OT
Deuteronomy 18:14-22 discusses God’s prophets in relationship to the sorcerers and diviners of the surrounding nations. This is interesting for it implies that the office of prophets and that work of sorcerers and diviners may appear to be similar –both are seeking to guide people and receive that guidance from another realm –but there are some fundamental differences that this passage brings out. Prophets of God receive their message directly from the Lord. God’s word is put ‘in his mouth’ and he must speak everything…
The Calling and Job of a Prophet in the Old Testament
The Call of the Prophet God’s prophets are always just that, God’s prophets, while false prophets are referred to as belonging to someone else –Ahab (1Kings 22:22). God does not pay attention to sex when calling his prophets, for there are female prophetess’in the Word. Deborah is the most notable example (Judges 4:4), though Miriam is also called a prophetess (Exodus 15:20) and so is Huldah (2Chronicles 34:22, 2Kings 22:14). Jeremiah was called from birth (Jer 1:5), Amos in adulthood…
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