faith is to your salvation, it's the object of your faith - the thing you believe in - that makes it effective

He tells them to make burnt, grain, fellowship, sin, and guilt offerings. The Approach to God is the first part of the worship service where we come before the Lord with singing We have heard from God, and now we are responding to the Lord as we sing a doxology and leave the worship

reasons it's so hard to pray for people who have authority over us is the underlying assumption that since But as we noticed the other day, very few people exercise absolute authority in life. You probably know how hard it is to make decisions that affect others! When you pray that, you're praying a prayer that's aligned with God's will, since He wants all people

All of us - every person born since Adam - instinctively knows there's a relationship between salvation Dig Deeper We understand God's law to have three purposes: It shows us how sinful we are; It provides

Since the apostle for good reason wants us to get rid of this foolish fear— or rather, this unbelief— brothers in all things,” that he might be a high priest who is merciful and faithful to purify the sins For since he suffered, being tempted, he is also able to help those who are tempted. Since it has pleased God to give us his Son as our Intercessor, let us not leave him for another— or For when God gave him to us he knew well that we were sinners.

on the Trinity All these things we know from the testimonies of Holy Scripture as well as from the effects

Yet God is not the author of, nor can he be charged with, the sin that occurs. This doctrine gives us unspeakable comfort since it teaches us that nothing can happen to us by chance Since Jerusalem sat on top of a hill, the pilgrims from the outer reaches of Israel would have to ascend the hill as they came to visit the temple, and they would sing these short Psalms as they traveled and As you walk the difficult route Christ has called you to follow, be sure to sing Psalm 121 to yourself

devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 28: The Obligations of Church Members We believe that since And to preserve this unity more effectively, it is the duty of all believers, according to God’s Word

Since the apostle for good reason wants us to get rid of this foolish fear— or rather, this unbelief— brothers in all things,” that he might be a high priest who is merciful and faithful to purify the sins For since he suffered, being tempted, he is also able to help those who are tempted. future, and the things he heard and saw were so fantastically wonderful he just had to worship, and since

Since the apostle for good reason wants us to get rid of this foolish fear— or rather, this unbelief— brothers in all things,” that he might be a high priest who is merciful and faithful to purify the sins For since he suffered, being tempted, he is also able to help those who are tempted.