The reason why we are spending more time on this is that if there is a weakness in the contemporary reformed and Presbyterian world it is in our proclamation of the word. Too much of what is done on the Lord’s Day morning and evening is powerless and meek.
Good Morning,
Today for our devotion from Bethany ARP we heard a word of encouragement about the security of our faith gifted and granted to us by our Father, and in Christ.
Today we looked at Hebrews 10:19-25. In today’s passage the author of Hebrews expounds on the benefits of congregational worship on the Lord’s Day. He reminds us of the boldness and assurance that come to those in Christ, as expressed in our presence with God in the Holy of Holies.
Likewise, we are to remember that when it comes to justification and the place of faith that this resting and trusting in the finished work of Christ is to be the light by which we live.
For the gospel is a serious matter, not to be trifled with. For to ignore it’s truth is to welcome danger for your soul.
Today in our devotion from Bethany ARP we looked at Hebrews 10:11-18. We saw how the one sacrifice of Christ is the culmination of the old covenant promises and nullifies the need for any continuation of the ceremonial law.
The bounty of this labor is not just given to us, but as the catechism (and the Bible) shows it is accounted as ours. (Rom. 4:5). So on the great day of judgment what is our plea? It is not guilty, by reason of the imputed righteousness of the righteous one. (Gal. 2:20).
Today in our devotion from Bethany ARP we heard a word of encouragement about living to Christ, His being the goal of all of our life from Philippians 1:21.
An ARP Church must be a gospel, fire-breathing, house of hope for sinners. Not a lecture center of Reformed theology, but a place where men and women can come with the assurance that they will hear, with no strings-attached, the free offer of life eternal found alone in the Redeemer.