Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 27: The Holy Catholic Church We believe and confess one single catholic (universal) church— a holy congregation and gathering of true their entire salvation in Jesus Christ being washed by his blood, and sanctified and sealed by the Holy And this holy church is preserved by God against the rage of the whole world, even though for a time And so this holy church is not confined, bound, or limited to a certain place or certain persons.

, Article 9: The Scriptural Witness on the Trinity All these things we know from the testimonies of Holy The testimonies of the Holy Scriptures, which teach us to believe in this Holy Trinity, are written in that Moses understood the doctrine of the Trinity when writing the Book of Genesis, we know that the Holy Regardless of Moses’ intent, we cannot overlook the inspiration of the Holy Spirit on the writing of

have taken hold of my right hand. 24 With Your counsel You will guide me, And afterward receive me to glory guide him through the transitory troubles of this world, and that afterwards, God will receive him to glory

Sadly, rather than giving all the glory to God, Gideon elevates himself, and in many ways sets himself merit of Christ as well as his interceding and preserving cannot be nullified, and the sealing of the Holy

They, no less than adults, are promised the forgiveness of sin through Christ’s blood and the Holy Spirit God once again establishes His covenant with His people: they will be his treasured possession and a holy There's a big 'ol if in God's words to Moses: He says they will be a holy nation if they "fully obey the world does, and that they from the moment they are received into God's covenant family must live holy Nor does being a holy nation mean that we ignore the rest of the world, and we must also realize the

that  the person who suffered it is— as was necessary to be our Savior— not only a true and perfectly holy also the only begotten Son of God,  of the same eternal and infinite essence with the Father and the Holy The Canons remind us of this necessity, that Jesus be a true and perfectly holy man  as human nature

his will and heart with righteousness, and in all his emotions with purity; indeed, the whole man was holy Article 11 God enlightens the minds of His elect powerfully by the Holy Spirit so that they may rightly And David, inspired by the Holy Spirit, makes a stunning claim: whereas those blinded by sin wander in

commander of the L ORD ’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly one simple - yet quite profound - command: take off your sandals, for the place you are standing is holy The Commander here wasn't just giving temporary orders to Joshua, He was indicating that Israel's sole strategy would be to completely rely upon their Holy, all powerful God to fight their battles for them

Finally, with humility and reverence we receive the holy sacrament in the gathering of God’s people, as we engage together, with thanksgiving, in a holy remembrance of the death of Christ our Savior, and In short, by the use of this holy sacrament we are moved to a fervent love of God and our neighbors. communion, which is why it's often referred to as the eucharist (the Greek word for thanksgiving); In a holy

not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory pleasure, purpose, and plan of God’s will,  by which he chose us from eternity both to grace and to glory But it was through his faith that he was strengthened and gave glory to God.