And Be Thankful
The essence of sin is portrayed clearly for us by the Apostle Paul in Romans 1. Refusal to honor and give thanks to God.
The essence of sin is portrayed clearly for us by the Apostle Paul in Romans 1. Refusal to honor and give thanks to God.
This is a reading of a sermon by J.C. Ryle preached in the 1800's based upon the Apostle Paul's reaction and sermon in Athens
We must confess the Name of Jesus Christ. People who only speak of God but that Name above all Names - Jesus Christ our Lord - never utters from their mouth, need to examine themselves carefully. Do they really in truth confess Christ when they say "I believe in Jesus Christ..."?
We now examine the second confession of the Creed in which we confess our faith in Jesus Christ - His Person and His Work and we consider the deceptive methods of theological liberalism.
In remembrance of Reformation Sunday, we look at the foundation of the gospel - justification by faith alone.
Sin rises up once again after the flood and the great rebellion takes place at Babel.
Noah is an example of saving faith and there are many important lessons for us in the account of Noah and the flood.
God is Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. We look into the doctrine of the omnipotence of God and some of this truth's vast implications for us.
When we confess "I Believe" in the Creed, we are also confessing that we reject any false gods. Here then we consider the danger of idolatry.
What does it mean to declare that we believe in God the Father? This word "Father" is rich with meaning and we dare not skip over it quickly.