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97. What is our ultimate hope? Our ultimate hope is to see God’s glory in His realized presence (Rev 21:2-3, 22:4; Joh 17:21-26), where we… Read More »A Worship Catechism (15)
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A Worship Catechism (14)
91. What are the disciplines of perpetual worship? The disciplines of perpetual worship are gratitude, discernment, fasting , and stewardship, which seek to behold, reflect,… Read More »A Worship Catechism (14)
Horatius Bonar on Trendiness in Religion
Every pastor and Christian leader feels a certain pressure to be relevant. We do not want Christianity to slip away into an oblivion. We do… Read More »Horatius Bonar on Trendiness in Religion
A Worship Catechism (13)
84. What are the disciplines of public worship? The disciplines of public worship are recognition, service, discipleship, and corporate worship, which seek to behold, reflect… Read More »A Worship Catechism (13)
A Worship Catechism (12)
76. What disciplines will nurture faith and maintain abiding in God’s presence? We must embrace disciplines of private worship, public worship, and perpetual worship. 77.… Read More »A Worship Catechism (12)
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67. How is faith nurtured? Faith is nurtured through the grace-enabled practice of the spiritual disciplines (2 Pet 1:5-7). 68. What is spiritual discipline? Spiritual… Read More »A Worship Catechism (11)
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60. What is the Spirit’s work in this cycle also known as? Grace: He grants the grace of conviction, the grace of cleansing, the grace… Read More »A Worship Catechism (10)
Adoring With Caravaggio
Take some time to consider Caravaggio’s Adoration of the Shepherds. Don’t scan and speed-read, but if you have the time, stop and stare. First, where… Read More »Adoring With Caravaggio
A Worship Catechism (9)
52. What is meant by consecration? Consecration is dedicating something to the holy glory of God. 53. What are we to consecrate to God? Whatever… Read More »A Worship Catechism (9)
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46. What is meant by confession? Confession is the agreement of the mind and heart with God’s conviction (1 John 1:9). The mind agrees with… Read More »A Worship Catechism (8)
Augustine on that which deserves the name “love”
Too often, contemporary Christianity sees all emotions or affections as essentially equal. For this reason, many conclude as long as some kind of religious emotion… Read More »Augustine on that which deserves the name “love”
A Worship Catechism (7)
39. What is meant by imagination? Imagination is that faculty which interprets and construes reality, and enables us to understand both what is seen and… Read More »A Worship Catechism (7)
A Worship Catechism (6)
33. What is meant by communing with God? Communing with God is beholding of the glory of the Triune God, directly and indirectly, in the… Read More »A Worship Catechism (6)
Implications from Isaac Watts’s Trinitarian Controversy
Yesterday at the national meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, I presented a paper evaluating Isaac Watts’s Trinitarian views. I hope to get the paper… Read More »Implications from Isaac Watts’s Trinitarian Controversy
A Worship Catechism (2)
8. Can we love anything or anyone besides God? Ultimate love for God demands that we love all that God loves, for His sake (Matthew 10:37).… Read More »A Worship Catechism (2)
Democracy of the Dead
Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to… Read More »Democracy of the Dead
Tozer’s First Concern – Illumination
It would be easy – or more precisely, lazy – to dismiss Tozer’s concern with the doctrine of illumination 1 as a form of flakey… Read More »Tozer’s First Concern – Illumination
The Holy Spirit and decent and orderly worship
In the fourteenth chapter of 1 Corinthians, Paul rebukes the church for its chaotic worship. It seems that the problems included women teachers (14:33b-35), the… Read More »The Holy Spirit and decent and orderly worship
Prophecy: To Be Continued . . .
Mark 13:11 promises that followers of Jesus will be given words by the Spirit to speak when they stand before civil and religious authorities in… Read More »Prophecy: To Be Continued . . .
Taking the Lord’s Name in Vain
What does it mean to take the Lord’s name in vain? In common understanding, the Commandment forbids using the word God as a profanity. And… Read More »Taking the Lord’s Name in Vain