Jesus the only Mediator
Against false religions and ideas, our text affirms the truth that there is one God or as our Shorter Catechism puts it – there is but one only, the living and true God.
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The Five Solas of the Reformation
The five solas of the Reformation refer to five principles that clearly distinguish the Reformers from the teachings of Rome. They lie at the center of what differentiates the theology of the Reformation from the theology of the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century.
For Thine is the Kingdom
WSC 107 of 107 For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen Matthew 6:13b WSC 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, forever, amen1)—teacheth us to take […]
Lead Us Not into Temptation
WSC 106 of 107 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil Matthew 6:13 WSC 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 evil1)—we pray, That God would either keep us from being tempted […]
Forgive us our Debt
WSC 105 of 107 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors Matthew 6:12 WSC 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 debtors1)—we pray, That God, for Christ’s sake, would freely pardon all our sins;2 […]
The Great Supper
by Rev. Samuel Rutherford,a Preparation Sermon, before the communion, at Kirkmabreck, in Galloway, in the year 1634published by Rev. Andrew A Bonar, Glasgow, 1876 (reproduced in https://archive.org/stream/fourtcomm00ruth);minimally updated and edited by JJ Lim Part 3 of 3 Then said He unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many; and sent his […]
Give us This Day Our Daily Bread
WSC 104 of 107 Give us this day our daily bread Matthew 6:11 WSC 104. What do we pray for in the fourth petition? A. In the fourth petition (which is, Give us this day our daily bread 1) we pray, That of God’s free gift we may receive a competent portion of the good […]
Thy Will Be Done
WSC 103 of 107 Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven Matthew 6:10b WSC 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 heaven1)—we pray, That God, by His grace, would make us able […]
Thy Kingdom Come
WSC 102 of 107 …Thy kingdom come Matthew 6:10a WSC 102. What do we pray for in the second petition? A. In the second petition (which is, Thy kingdom come1), we pray, That Satan’s kingdom may be destroyed;2 and that the kingdom of grace may be advanced,3 ourselves and others brought into it, and kept […]
Hallowed Be Thy Name
WSC 101 of 107 …Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name Matthew 6:9 WSC 101. What do we pray for in the first petition? A. In the first petition (which is, Hallowed be thy name1) we pray, That God would enable us and others to glorify him in all that whereby he […]