Have you ever considered reading John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion but don't know where to start? Today's episode is a guide to help you begin that journey. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3PmHvUAXFlhOmSY0GBzwX1?si=GoCxltA0QpeNNlJp7ZczRA In Relatione (relevant links) Eowyn’s Recommendation: The Magician's Nephew (consider also the BBC Radio Dramas) Battle's translation | the current standard English translation Knowing God and Ourselves: …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/44zgfaUe78UmXUE2L59WRW?si=3nT6Ej-xQXi7PzJ3XWNaUA While the complete sufficiency of Christ for salvation is not a newly introduced idea, we should note the progression that we find in the catechism. Questions 20-25 all addressed what foundation we have for believing in the all-sufficiency of Christ's redemption, particularly that He alone is both truly God and truly human, making Him …
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20 Baptism, which corresponds to this, …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1mO9SoFOOF2HPaN0Rqes3F?si=gFGA-TSnQI-3QCXMwsOE8A Today we are discussing John Piper's massive and greatly beneficial book Providence. In Relatione (relevant links) Eowyn's Recommendation: Katie and the Mona Lisa & Katie in London You can find the whole Katie series here. Providence by John Piper John Piper on the Prosperity Gospel Ex Interrete (a hodgepodge of Internet items that I …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4mfNMf87iWhAAQ6lza43Qi?si=Okc1BO8jSFyc0rGD9-Dakw Throughout the Scriptures, we find our salvation being described to us on three fronts: past, present, and future. We have been saved, we are being saved, and we will be saved. These aspects of salvation are what the terms justification, sanctification, and glorification are naming. Romans 8:30’s golden chain of salvation (“And those whom …
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My son, eat honey, for it is good,and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.Know that wisdom is such to your soul;if you find it, there will be a future,and your hope will not be cut off. Proverbs 24:13-14 ESV The book of Proverbs is divided into two large sections. Chapters 1-9 …
You can find this sermon and other introductory works of Augustine in this excellent volume. Of course, Confessions is always the best introduction to the writings of Augustine. 1. Receive, my children, the Rule of Faith, which is called the Symbol (or Creed ). And when you have received it, write it in your heart, …
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Bo8RvyoD6WXebqBIBJKSU?si=oKmu6RvpT-OrYVY2wjH6ww The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians is one of the earliest Christian writings outside of the New Testament. Let's discuss what it says! In Relatione (relevant links) Eowyn's Recommendation: A Child's Introduction to Ballet (Revised and Updated): The Stories, Music, and Magic of Classical Dance Here is the edition that I read: …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Aq1rykzVv05wiLgMnQdC1?si=5QC7eci6Swi-XIjFL3831Q Having answered what it means to have faith in Christ, the New City Catechism now takes us into doctrinal substance of our faith, which is summarized in the Apostles’ Creed. The main reason that we should affirm the Apostles’ Creed is that it is a faithful summary of essential Christian doctrine; it is a …
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Praise the LORD!Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the godly!Let Israel be glad in his Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King!Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns …
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