scripture
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This public reading of the Scripture is treated with such seriousness because it has the capacity to bind the whole community to the same principles—the principles operative for life under the new covenant. By the reading of Scripture, the people are bound together by the public pronouncement of their God-given principles and beliefs. They are… Read more
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If that is true, and if the origination of the church tells us about how the church continues to be built today, then this tells us something of great significance. If we want people to join in Peter’s great profession and to thus be admitted by Jesus into the saving company of His people, then… Read more
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Holiness is the habit of being of one mind with God, according as we find His mind described in Scripture. It is the habit of agreeing in God’s judgment, hating what He hates, loving what He loves, and measuring everything in this world by the standard of His Word. – JC Ryle I. Of the… Read more
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God, in His infinite condescension and transcendent grace, has given us His Word for this very purpose: that we need not stumble along blindly, ignorant of what is pleasing or displeasing to Him, but that we might know His “mind.” That Divine Word is given to us not simply for information, but for the regulation… Read more

