Q. 107. What doth the conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer teach us?A. The conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer, which is, For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen, teacheth us to take our encouragement in prayer from God only,k and in our prayers to praise him, ascribing kingdom, power, and glory toContinue reading “WSC Question 107”
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WSC Question 106
Q. 106. What do we pray for in the sixth petition? A. In the sixth petition, which is, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, we pray that God would either keep us from being tempted to sin,h or support and deliver us when we are tempted.i (h) Ps 19:13; Matt 26:41; John 17:15(i) Luke 22:31-32; 1 Cor 10:13; 2 CorContinue reading “WSC Question 106”
Lord’s Day 8
Q. 24. How are these articles divided? A. Into three parts; the first is of God the Father, and our creation; the second of God the Son, and our redemption; the third of God the Holy Ghost, and our sanctification. Q. 25. Since there is but one only divine essence,awhy speakest thou of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost? Continue reading “Lord’s Day 8”
Man’s Free will: broken, needs a savior
Arminians love to cite man’s “free will” in response to the Calvinist doctrine of Unconditional Election. Supposedly, God must always respect our free-will choice and cannot overrule our will. When asked for scriptural support for such a concept, the Arminian will only give you logic because there’s no scripture to support the Arminian position. Indeed,Continue reading “Man’s Free will: broken, needs a savior”
WSC Question 105
Q. 105. What do we pray for in the fifth petition? A. In the fifth petition, which is, And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors, we pray that God, for Christ’s sake, would freely pardon all our sins;fwhich we are the rather encouraged to ask, because by his grace we are enabled from the heartContinue reading “WSC Question 105”
WSC Question 104
Q. 104. What do we pray for in the fourth petition?A. In the fourth petition, which is, Give us this day our daily bread, we pray that of God’s free gift we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life, and enjoy his blessing with them.e (e) Prov 30:8-9; Matt 6:31-34; Phil 4:11,19; 1 Tim 6:6-8 WeContinue reading “WSC Question 104”
WSC Question 103
Q. 103. What do we pray for in the third petition? A. In the third petition, which is, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven, we pray that God, by his grace, would make us able and willing to know, obey, and submit to his will in all things,c as the angels do in heaven.dContinue reading “WSC Question 103”
WSC Question 102
Q. 102. What do we pray for in the second petition? A. In the second petition, which is, Thy kingdom come, we pray that Satan’s kingdom may be destroyed;y and that the kingdom of grace may be advanced,z ourselves and others brought into it, and kept in it;a and that the kingdom of glory may be hastened.b (y) Matt 12:25-28; Rom 16:20; 1 JohnContinue reading “WSC Question 102”
The Atonement: limited and unlimited
Orthodox 5-point Calvinism {which I do not hold to: I hold to something called “Amyradism” which is a moderated form of Calvinism, which I explained here}teaches a concept known as Limited Atonement, which is the doctrine that Jesus’s death on the cross was for the elect and the elect only and not for every person ever born.TheyContinue reading “The Atonement: limited and unlimited”
WSC Question 101
Q. 101. What do we pray for in the first petition? A. In the first petition, which is, Hallowed be thy name, we pray that God would enable us, and others, to glorify him in all that whereby he maketh himself known;w and that he would dispose all things to his own glory.x Ps 67:1-3; Ps 99:3; Ps 100:3-4(x) Rom 11:33-36; Rev 4:11Continue reading “WSC Question 101”
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