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Christian Living
Preparing for the Preached Word
“It is required of those that hear the word preached, that they attend upon it with diligence, preparation, and prayer,” the Westminster divines wrote (LC, Q. 160). This involves several, practical applications: 1. Before coming to God’s house to hear His Word, prepare yourself and your family with prayer. The...
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Christ’s Final, Profound Sufferings
(1) The necessity of His death (Q. 40); (2) The purpose of His burial (Q.41); (3) The benefits of His death and burial (Q. 42-43); (4) The comfort of His descension into hell (Q. 44)....
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Satan in the New Testament
The doctrine of Satan developed further during the centuries between the testaments and in the New Testament. Intertestamental literature refers to Satan as Belial, Mastema, and Sammael. Satan is described as chief of an army of demons that wars against God and His angels. He tempts believers, attacks them, and...
Books
Book of the Month for October 2023
Beeke’s Book of the Month for October 2023 is Meet the Puritans by Dr. Joel Beeke and Randall J. Peterson. Enjoy this brief excerpt from the preface of the book that sheds light on how the writings of the Puritans can build you up in the faith. (Note: All of...
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Satan in the Old Testament
Satan is a Hebrew word that means “an accuser or adversary, one who resists.” The term is used nineteen times in the Old Testament, fourteen of which are in Job 1 and 2. Satan is also mentioned in 1 Chronicles 21:1; Psalm 109:6; and Zechariah 3:1–2. Scholars have long disputed...
Christian Living
Special acts of worship in families
(1) Daily instruction in the Word of God. God should be worshiped by daily reading and instruction from His Word. Through questions, answers, and instructions, parents and children are to daily interact with each other about sacred truth. As Deuteronomy 6:6–7 says, “And these words, which I command thee this...
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God is Love
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The Law of God and Sin
The Puritans often addressed the question, What is the place of the Law in the Christian life? We must consider the Puritans on the nature of the Law, the knowledge of it by man, and the relationship between the Law and sin. Law Is God Exercising His Right to Command...
Christian Living
Take inventory of your prayer life
James 5:17 says that the prophet Elijah “prayed earnestly.” Literally, the text says that Elijah “prayed in his prayer” (KJV marginal note 1). James is using a Hebrew idiom intended to intensify the force of the verb. In other words, Elijah’s prayers were more than a formal exercise; he was...
