Yazan: ayong | 04 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Theology
Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all (Col. 3.11). And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in [...]
Yazan: ayong | 03 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Theology
The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for his own glory, man’s salvation, faith and life, is either expressly set down in Scripture, or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture: unto which nothing at any time is to be added, whether by new revelations of the Spirit, or traditions [...]
Yazan: ayong | 03 September 2010 | No Comments
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James Hamilton, The Royal Preacher, pp. 341-344: A devout disposition is happiness. It is happiness, whether outward things go well or ill. A comfortable home, fond kindred, health, a successful calling, are sweet mercies when you accept them direct from God,—thus rendering dearer to yourself, at once the giver and the gifts. But these mercies [...]
Yazan: ayong | 02 September 2010 | No Comments
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The following actually appeared in church bulletins, or were announced in church services . . . The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals. The sermon this morning: “Jesus Walks on the Water.” The sermon tonight: “Searching for Jesus.” Our youth basketball team is back in action Wednesday at 8 PM in the recreation hall. Come [...]
Yazan: ayong | 02 September 2010 | No Comments
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Gilbert Burnet, The Life & Death of Sir Matthew Hale, Kt., Lord Chief Justice of England (1682, 1805), pp. 20-21: He took a strict account of his time, of which the reader will best judge, by the scheme he drew for a diary which I shall insert copied from the original, but I am not [...]
Yazan: ayong | 02 September 2010 | No Comments
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There is indeed a war going on in Afghanistan. In fact, there are two. One is being fought with bullets, bombs, and boots on the ground. The other war (the one with more lasting importance) is being fought in an entirely different theater. In this other war, the real enemy of the Afghan people is [...]
Yazan: ayong | 02 September 2010 | No Comments
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I’ve received a number of emails and calls about translating Family Driven Faith (and What He Must Be) into different languages. Let me remind you that I DO NOT TRANSLATE MY BOOKS. That is a complicated process that takes more time, talent and resources than I have at my disposal. Here’s how it happens: A [...]
Yazan: ayong | 02 September 2010 | No Comments
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For many years, the magnum opus of Dr. John Von Rohr — former dean of the Pacific School of Religion and Professor Emeritus of Historical Theology and History of Christianity, president of the American Society of Church History, and an ordained Congregationalist minister, has been out of print and hard to find. Now, however, The [...]
Yazan: ayong | 02 September 2010 | No Comments
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William Wordsworth, The Ecclesiastical Sonnets 3.7: Persecution of the Scottish Covenanters When Alpine Vales threw forth a suppliant cry,The Majesty of England interposedAnd the sword stopped; the bleeding wounds were closed;And Faith preserved her ancient purity.How little boots that precedent of good,Scorned or forgotten, Thou canst testify,For England’s shame, O Sister Realm! from wood,Mountain, and [...]
Yazan: ayong | 01 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Theology
The United Methodist Church declares its opposition to the retention and use of capital punishment and urges its abolition. In spite of a common assumption to the contrary, “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,” does not give justification for the imposing of the penalty of death. Jesus explicitly repudiated retaliation [...]