Why We Have Been Redeemed Uses of the Law: To Guide Us in Doing Good (1) For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 You cannot be a Christian and be indifferent to doing good. Jesus ...
A Sincere Faith Uses of the Law: To Promote Sound Doctrine (7) The aim of our charge is love that issues in a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. 1 Timothy 1:5 A “sincere faith” is, literally, a faith without hypocrisy, a faith informed by true teaching, ...
A Good Conscience Uses of the Law: To Engage God’s Spirit (6) The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience.… 1 Timothy 1:5 The third facet of sound doctrine is a good conscience. The conscience is that aspect of the soul that nurtures ...
A Pure Heart Uses of the Law: To Promote Sound Doctrine (5) The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart…. 1 Timothy 1:5 The first facet of the jewel of sound doctrine is right understanding of the Word of God. Knowing God’s Law is absolutely crucial to achieving ...
Aimed at Love Uses of the Law: To Promote Sound Doctrine (4) The aim of our charge is love…. 1 Timothy 1:5 Jesus taught that all the Law and the Prophets found their proper expression in the two-fold commandment of love for God and neighbor (Matt. 22:34-40). Thus, is it inconceivable that ...
Lesson #103—Prayer: God’s Will Be Done aaa Shorter Catechism Q & A #103 Q. 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 ...
Guided by Faith Uses of the Law: To Engage God’s Spirit (3) As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine, nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than ...
Stewarding the Word Uses of the Law: To Promote Sound Doctrine (2) As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine, nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the ...
Biblical and Apostolic Uses of the Law: To Promote Sound Doctrine (1) As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine.… Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion, desiring to ...
A Work of God’s Law Uses of the Law: To Engage God’s Spirit (7) “And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.” Ezekiel 36:27 The Spirit of God is the Father’s great promise to His children, as ...