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Cross-Bearing After Jesus
W hat happened to Simon of Cyrene on the morning of Jesus’ crucifixion did not initially please him. The other evangelists relate that “they compelled him.” Simon’s entire being resisted such an obligation. He had come from afar to celebrate the Passover feast at Jerusalem, and with th ...
The life of Isaac (1)
The people of God are pilgrims. We read in 1 Peter 2:11, “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul.” A stranger is one who lives in a country other than his fatherland. There he has his work and his house, so he may s ...
The Five Points of Calvinism (5)
4. Irresistible GraceIntroductionIrresistible grace (or efficacious grace) is the doctrine which teaches that the saving grace of God is effectually applied to those whom he has determined to save (the elect) and, in God’s timing, ...
The Burial of Jesus
Good Friday is the message of Christ’s death, and it is also a message of salvation, meaning that the salvation of the Church, as merited by Christ, will now have saving power in the life of all those that are given to Christ by the Father. The bold action of Jo ...
Easter Instruction from Christ Himself
Who better can give instruction concerning the mediatorial work of Christ than Christ Himself? It was He who gave that instruction to the travelers while they were going from Jerusalem to Emmaus. They did not belong to the disciples but to the circle of Jesus’ followers. ...
Sorry, I Cannot Help You
It was the practice of Mr. Lavater to read several chapters of the Bible each morning and then select from them some particular passage upon which he might meditate during the day. One morning, after reading Matthew 5 and 6, he exclaimed, “How difficult to make a choice of any one port ...
The Angel of the LORD (3)
Jehovah testifies of the Angel of the LORD, who revealed Himself in Old Testament times in a human body or in a different manner; “Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way (…) for My name is in Him” (Exodus 23:20&21).With “My name” is meant the ...
Selcart (28)
As Cors entered the hall, he noted a number of men, sitting upon a slightly raised podium. The members of the Inquisition council included the priests whom we have met before, all clothed in white, surrounding the General of the Inquisition in Holland. Other members were clothed in orn ...
Education
CALVIN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, COALHURST, ALBERTA, anticipates several vacancies for the 2019-2020 school year and welcomes applications from qualified teachers interested in any position, including:• Elementary teachers• Secondary teachers (especially in ...
Kindness
Dear Boys and Girls,I stood in a long line at the check-out registers and tried not to look at the time. I knew, though, that I had little time left before I had to be finished in order to be able to pick up the children at school on time. A woman several carts ahead ...
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