Broken His Covenant?“I ask, then, has God rejected His people?”
Romans 11:1
This is the fundamental question Paul is answering in this section of the book of Romans: “Has God broken His covenant with Israel?” If so, how do I know He won’t break it with me?
Today we think about Israel and her past as well as her future. The well known author, Mark Twain struggled with the incongruity of Israel’s survival. He wrote: View full article »
Marriage
Today we come to a text that reminds us of the binding nature of the marriage contract. It is not to be entered into lightly or ill advisedly- but reverently, soberly and in the fear of God!
Dearly beloved, we are gathered together in the sight of God and in the presence of this company, to join together this man and this woman in holy matrimony. View full article »
God, The Covenant MakerThis verse is part of what we call the Abrahamic covenant. God made various covenants with men at various times. God made a Covenant of works and then grace with Adam and Eve in the garden. When Noah came off the ark God made a covenant with him and then confirmed it by setting a rainbow in the clouds. God made a Covenant with Moses and all Israel on Mt. Sinai. God made Covenant with View full article »
Marriage MattersI Timothy 3:2 “The husband of one wife”
Chapter 24 of the Westminster Confession of faith contains the clear teaching of Scripture concerning the permanence of marriage, Biblical reasons for divorce and the way the church is to confront divorce when it happens in its midst.
The text of the confession reads:
24.1
Marriage is to be between one man and one woman; View full article »
Loving KindnessThe loving-kindness of God. “Loving-kindness” is a word coined by a man named Miles Coverdale back in the late 1500’s to translate the Hebrew word ‘hesed’. Hesed is one of the richest words in all the Bible. It has been variously translated into English with such words as:
compassion, mercy, steadfast love, covenant loyalty. It is such a heavily nuanced word that it is actually very difficult to translate into our language. It expresses three parallel thoughts: View full article »
One For AllAs we continue discussing the covenants of God- today we discuss the purpose of the law and how the New Covenant has superseded the Old covenant. We will discuss the purpose of the law as well as its limitations. We will also explore the blessing of living under the New Covenant.
In thinking about these things, my mind returned to a hymn from my childhood that succinctly expresses these truths: “Once for all” View full article »