otherwise holy, like attending worship services or participating in the sacraments, have no lasting effect Passover meal of the Old Testament, or the baptism and communion of the New Testament - have absolutely no effect Their life altering effect comes from the precise circumcision (cutting) of the heart that the Holy Spirit

Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Articles 1-7 Article 8: The Saving Effectiveness entirely free plan and very gracious will and intention of God the Father  that the enlivening and saving effectiveness will that Christ  through the blood of the cross  (by which he confirmed the new covenant)  should effectively

Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Articles 1-7 Article 8: The Saving Effectiveness entirely free plan and very gracious will and intention of God the Father  that the enlivening and saving effectiveness will that Christ  through the blood of the cross  (by which he confirmed the new covenant)  should effectively

- Total Depravity Point 4 - Irresistible Grace Point 5 - Perseverance of the Saints Article 5: The Effects Notice the humility in Peter's replies; he doesn't lay out an elaborate presentation to prove his love

He may do something desperate.” 19  David noticed that his attendants were whispering among themselves - Total Depravity Point 4 - Irresistible Grace Point 5 - Perseverance of the Saints Article 5: The Effects

Notice why Moses says you must keep these obligations: The heavens, earth and everything in them belong to the Lord (v14); The Lord set His affections on you and loves you (v15); He is the God of gods and

Summary Psalm 85 poetically presents the process of repentance. Notice where repentance so often begins - conventional wisdom places its first steps in realizing the Notice here that God wanted His people singing of His wrath!

the other saving gifts, and at last eternal life itself, flow forth from election as its fruits and effects I sat there in my plush seat nursing a complimentary beverage while pretending not to notice the serfs

apparent in today's passage is the comprehensive nature of the curse that follows disobedience: it affects Everybody deserves every one of the curses outlined in Deuteronomy 28, but God gracefully holds the full effect

- God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Article 1: The Effect obey God and fulfill His covenant requirements; In all emotions with purity - The first recorded effect