Monthly Archives: June 2008

Belgic Confession, Article 18 | The Incarnation

In order to save His people, the Son of God had to be incarnated as a human so that he could become the second Adam: a real man who could both obey the Law and suffer the penalty of His people breaking it. Scripture Lesson: John 1:1-18

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 | The Final Day

When Jesus Christ returns on the Final Day, non-Christians will face God’s wrath. But Christians will experience God’s approval, because of Christ’s work on the cross. In response to Christ’s work on the cross and God’s promise of approval on the final day, Christians are motivated to be watchful and self-controlled in this life. Old […]

The Ten Commandments | part 8: the two tables

So what was engraved on each of the two tablets that God gave to Moses? How they answered that question in Sunday School might have distracted you from some important ways to understand and apply the ten commandments properly. http://media.urclearning.org/audio/SS-Ten_Commandments_8.mp3

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 | The Dead in Christ

Some in the Thessalonian church were ignorant about the eternal destiny of Christians who had died (“the dead in Christ”). Because of their ignorance, the Thessalonians grieved as if they were non-Christians without hope. Paul comforts them (and the church today) by teaching that the dead in Christ will be raised and taken into heaven […]

Belgic Confession, Article 17 | God seeks man

Because people are sinful by nature, it is impossible for them to seek God for salvation. Nevertheless, God seeks His elect, saving them through Jesus’ work on their behalf. God seeks and saves His people through the preaching of Jesus’ work (the Gospel), by the power of the Holy Spirit.

1 Thessalonians | The Good Life

Because of the problems with sexual immorality within the Greco- Roman culture, Paul argues that Christians are to be chaste. Further, Paul argues that Christians must make it their ambition to live quietly, to mind their own affairs and work hard. Because these duties are God’s will for Christians, carrying them out will be satisfying. […]

1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13 | Satan’s Plan

Satan afflicts the church in order to destroy its community. But God secures the church’s community through the Gospel, which creates the gratitude of love that binds the church together. Old Testament Text: Isaiah 2:10-12

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