The likeness of God includes speaking in truth and grace, not being sinful in our anger, doing honest

To God alone,  both for the means and for their saving fruit and effectiveness,  all glory is owed forever

made in the “likeness of man,” truly assuming a real human nature, with all its weaknesses, except for sin For since the soul had been lost as well as the body he had to assume them both to save them both together

result, all those in whose hearts God works in this marvelous way  are certainly, unfailingly, and effectively

They, no less than adults, are promised the forgiveness of sin through Christ’s blood and the Holy Spirit Since God in His Word so often extends His covenantal offer of salvation to not just particular people Not all Christians agree with this, and since the Bible doesn't overtly specify when in a Christian's Even though the water placed on you has long since dried up, and you may not even remember your own baptism

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

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins Summary The letters that Paul wrote to Timothy and Titus are called the pastoral epistles, since Paul There's a ton of theology packed into these two sentences: The Church is the household of God, and since

it must be credited to God:  just as from eternity God chose his own in Christ,  so within time God effectively

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

Spirit so that they may rightly understand and discern the things of the Spirit of God, but, by the effective