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Confession of Faith — Article XIX
Article XIX of our Confession of Faith speaks about the mystery of “the union and distinction of the two natures in the person of Christ.” One of the old theologians has called this mystery of two natures in one person the greatest mystery which we find revealed in the Word of God. In this articl ...
Christ Glorified
This is a proclamation of the work of the Spirit. The Lord Jesus spoke these words before His departure. First He said to His disciples in verse 12 that He had many things to say unto them, but they were yet unable to bear them. However, the Lord Jesus would send another Comforter, His Representa ...
Confession of Faith: Article XX
This article speaks to us of the atoning work of Christ. It was the substitutionary suffering and death of the Mediator “for us,” as the article says. This is explained under the heading, “That God hath manifested His justice and mercy in Christ.”We have become miserable and fallen creatur ...
Asaph’s Pleading Ground
The Lord has given His promise that He will not forget His inheritance. “For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever” (Psalm 9:18). However, it seems that the Lord had forgotten His people. In this psalm we read of a complaint about the devas ...
Your Questions Answered
We received the question: How does a person know for sure that something was from the Lord? Our hearts are so deceitful. We can fool ourselves with our emotions and give ourselves comfort. Life is too serious and short to deceive ourselves. I know we have to see what c ...
Article XXI of the Confession of Faith
Article XXI is a beautiful article. It is a long article, full of Scripture and full of the language of God Himself.We read in Isaiah 53, “He was wounded for our transgressions ... brought as a Lamb to the slaughter ... numbered with the transgressors.” We find here what the poet said in P ...
Confession of Faith: Article XXIII
The confession again asks our attention for justification. We would like to see wherein justification consists, what it really means, and not only how we are justified, but what justification implies. Article XXII says that justification is through faith in Jesus Christ. J ...
Confession of Faith: Article XXIII
But there is also a justification at the last day, at the Judgment Day. That is the public justification. Then the Lord will publicly confirm His own work and publicly declare His people just and blameless, a bride without spot or wrinkle. Their enemies will also see this. These are the steps of ...
Article XXI of the Confession of Faith
— continued —We read that when Abram met Melchizedek, he gave tithes unto him, which indicates the respect that Abram had for him. Abram was subject unto Melchizedek, and in the loins of Abram was Levi. Here Levi bowed before Melchizedek. Does this not beautifully s ...
Your Questions Answered
A question was received regarding certain texts in the Old Testament: In several places we read the words “own land,” such as in Exodus 18:27, Numbers 10:30, 2 Kings 19:7, etc. Does this have the same meaning in all these texts? In Exodus 18:27 it says, “An ...
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