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The Importance of the Lord’s Supper (The Charges Against Latimer & Ridley) | Schreiberspace
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Theology for the everyday christian. The Importance of the Lord’s Supper (The Charges Against Latimer & Ridley). Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God’s grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.” (Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, p.309). But while we may be familiar with Latimer’s speech, how many of us have ever given thought to the specific charges that were brought against him and Ridley? Openly affirming and obstinately maintaining that ...
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Theology for the everyday christian. Thoughts on the 4th Commandment (Keeping the Sabbath Holy). In his book,. Call the Sabbath a Delight. Walter Chantry makes a simple statement that. Go without saying, but actually serves as a. And timely reminder in our day:. 8220;Whether or not people keep the Sabbath holy is not an incidental or insignificant matter.” (p.12). How do we know this to be true? Simply because it is included in the 10 commandments! It is in God’s. Of God’s moral law (. The 4th commandmen...
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Thomas Brooks on the Nature of True Repentance | Schreiberspace
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Theology for the everyday christian. Thomas Brooks on the Nature of True Repentance. In his book,. Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices. Thomas Brooks notes that there are three (3) essential aspects of true repentance:. 8220;The formal act of repentance is a changing and converting” (p.57). In other words it involves a turning of one’s life from darkness to light; it is a conversion. It is no mere oblique change of direction in a person’s life. To convert one’s self. He writes, “It ...August 5, 2015.
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Playing with Matches? | Schreiberspace
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Theology for the everyday christian. Common sense tells us not to play with matches. Most of us develop a healthy respect for fire at a young age. You only need to be burned once to learn not to get too close to an open flame. As the old saying goes, if you play with fire, you are going to get burned (cf. Proverbs 6:27). 8220;He that adventures upon the occasions of sin is as he that would quench the fire with oil, which is fuel to maintain it, and increase it.” (. Matthew 6:12), but also to ask that we.
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Autopsy of a Deceased Church: 11 Things I Learned - ThomRainer.com
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Thom Rainer is the President and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources. April 24, 2013. Autopsy of a Deceased Church: 11 Things I Learned. UPDATE: Listen to the podcast episode about this post. I was their church consultant in 2003. The church’s peak attendance was 750 in 1975. By the time I got there the attendance had fallen to an average of 83. The large sanctuary seemed to swallow the relatively small crowd on Sunday morning. My friend from the church called to tell me the news. I took no pleasure i...
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