The Blessings Of Baptism
Last week we spe of the institution of baptism and why we baptize infants. We saw from Scripture also that adults are instructed before they are baptized. There is …
Saints
“Sing praise to the Lord, You saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name” (Psalm 30:4). “To the saints who are in Ephesus, and …
Speaking The Truth
Believers in Christ have been called by the Truth. The Father regularly comforts the heart through the Truth of our redemption in Christ. That is the sum and substance …
Fellowship (ii)
Fellowship with its blessings, and bad fruits of what we call unionism, are evident already in the Old Testament. In Genesis 12, the Lord told Abraham to leave country, …
Martin Luther:
As we come to the celebration of the Reformation, we hear much of Martin Luther. Martin Luther was God’s “tool” in the Reformation of the Church. There had been …
Ordination
Ordination to the ministry by the laying on of hands and prayer is not a divine ordinance. However, while it is not commanded in Scripture, it is mentioned as …
Standard Of Truth
This writer has learned a bit about carpentry and home construction over the last years. However he is not ready to do fine carpentry or undertake the construction of …
Fellowship (iii)
The exercise of church fellowship manifest in joining in worship, prayer and church work with those of one’s own faith and confession is not understood by many Christians today …
Patrick Hamilton:
“LORD, GIVE US SUCH A FAITH AS THIS!” The work and teaching of Martin Luther did not meet with universal appreciation. Indeed many rejected the teaching set forth in …
Worship And Prayer
The dictionary defines worship as “performance of devotional acts in honor of a deity, as a church service; the act of paying divine honors to the Supreme Being or …