But since we live in an age in which we must resist cultural efforts that seek to compromise our spiritual

They lie in wait for the church and every member of it like thieves, with all their power, to destroy As we take a look at the short letter of Jude, Jude takes up a discussion about judgment for those who This connects us with the section of the Belgic Confession we are taking a look at today. corrupt that they are enemies of God and of everything good,” and “they lie in wait for the church and every being “enemies of God and of everything good,” and even seeking to “lie in wait for the church and every

Push back on your tendency to make God something He's not. 20: The Justice and Mercy of God in Christ We believe that God— who is perfectly merciful and also very So God made known his justice toward his Son, who was charged with our sin, and he poured out his goodness Yet one thing your prayers - and not just our prayers, but every aspect of your life - must have is a That's because we keep reading the very same words as we work through our Confession: God is both merciful

tongues have difficulty properly pronouncing Dordrecht , it's been shortened to 'Dordt' (some people make of the glory of God , rather than the more familiar fallen short of the glory of God , which almost every And that's exactly how Jesus used the very same word as well in the parable of the Prodigal Son: he was

What difference does it make to believe these tenets of the Christian faith? This whole passage is dripping with praise for how our Triune God has blessed us in Christ with every

Take a moment to be reminded of the Good News. Dig Deeper   The first thing Paul makes clear as he begins to remind us of the gospel is that he didn't make it up. If just a handful of closely intertwined people had claimed to witness Jesus alive, it might make sense But since this world and your sinful nature seek to obfuscate these simple truths, make sure that you're

God for sure, but yet you still sin against Him, so you often feel awful. v16 - Even though the law makes You have a war constantly being fought inside of you trying to take you a prisoner of sin. v24 - This Even Paul succumbed to Sarx on a daily basis, and so does every other Christian in the world.

By what standard do you understand reality and make choices? aesthetic or even moral and ethical determinations, so it makes sense that our world has more or less given up in making any firm distinctions as to what is right and what is wrong. Paul, representing the whole of Biblical insight in this magnificent chapter, makes the choice clear. This is what makes grace so amazing.

The grace that God offers certainly does offer salvation to each and every person who "declares with The Christian life - fueled from the very beginning by this gift of grace alone, delivered through faith Christ alone - is a life that increasingly learns how to pray with conviction one simple prayer in every You have been "redeemed from all wickedness and been purified by Christ to be his very own."

The words so that every mouth may be stopped come as a reference to court customs of the Jewish people Praise God for all that He does on our behalf, including giving us the Word of God which makes us aware