We have been rescued from the greatest possible evil and we have been blessed with the greatest possible good. What more can we ask for? Surely, the least we can do is to be grateful to Him and to be filled with amazement at what He has done for us!
Is justification by grace alone through faith alone or is it by grace through faith plus works? How does this Protestant or Biblical understanding of justification compare with the Roman Catholic view?
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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
