It has been truly said: “Right views concerning Christ are indispensable to a right faith, and a right faith is indispensable to salvation. To stumble at the foundation, is, concerning faith, to make shipwreck altogether; for as Immanuel, God with us, is the grand Object of faith, to err in views of His eternal Deity, or to err in views of His sacred humanity, is alike destructive. There are points of truth which are not fundamental, though erroneous views on any one point must lead to God-dishonoring consequences in strict proportion to its importance and magnitude; but there are certain foundation truths to err concerning which is to insure for the erroneous and the unbelieving, the blackness of darkness forever” (J. C. Philpot, 1859).
I’m continuing to work on my Russian and I am making some progress. My understanding is greatly improving. Depending on the conversation, I usually understand most of what I hear (depending on the context and the speaker). That’s a big improvement. Speaking in Russian, however, is another story. I can carry on conversations, but only with a lot of hesitating and stopping to correct myself and trying again. Getting case endings right is really difficult. It seems like, the more I learn, the more I realize how little I know! Continue Reading »
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Those who will add to one part of God’s worship will be as ready to take away from another. “Laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men” (Mark 7:8). They who will bring in a tradition, will in time lay aside a command. This the Papists are very guilty of; they bring in altars and crucifixes, and lay aside the second commandment. They bring in oil in baptism, and leave out the cup in the Lord’s Supper. They bring in praying for the dead, and lay aside reading the Scriptures intelligibly to the living. Those who will introduce into God’s worship that which he has not commanded, will be as ready to blot out that which he has commanded.
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The Triune God as Author of Evangelism
Evangelism has its roots in eternity.
Theologians speak of the pactum salutis, made from everlasting by the three persons of the Godhead. The term pactum salutis may be translated either covenant of redemption or council of redemption. The writer prefers the latter rendering because the term covenant is used generally in theology to designate an agreement made by God with man and historically administered. Continue Reading »
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We are back in Kiev to begin another semester. Our return trip had its “pluses and minuses.” Continue Reading »
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Teaching Resources International 