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1 Corinthians: Chapter 1, Verse 9
“God is faithful, by whom ye were called, etc.]” These words contain arguments, assuring the saints of their confirmation in grace, and of their being preserved blameless to the day of Christ, taken from the faithfulness of God, who is always true to his promises: whatever he has said, he will do it; he will never suffer his faithfulness to…
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Article 10 – Effectual Calling
Articles Of The Faith And Order Of A Primitive Or Strict And Particular Baptist Church Of The Lord Jesus Christ, Based On The Declaration Of Faith And Practice Of John Gill, D. D., 1720 X. Effectual Calling. We believe that all whom the Father chose and the Son redeemed, (and no others,) are effectually called by the Holy Ghost,[1] and…
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Redemption
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April 1—Morning Devotion
"And this is his name whereby he shall be called-THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS"—Jeremiah 23:6 Begin this month, my soul, with contemplating thy Jesus in this glorious distinction of character; and beg of God the Holy Ghost, who hath here declared that, under this character, Jesus shall be known and called, that every day through the month, and through the whole…
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179 Primitive Christians
PRIMITIVE CHRISTIANS Those who lived in the first ages of Christianity, especially the apostles and immediate followers of our Lord.
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1 Corinthians: Chapter 1, Verse 8
“Who shall also confirm you unto the end” Blessing of confirmation is not the Lord Jesus Christ, though he is antecedent to the relative “who” in this, but is not, for this confirmation is saints might be blameless in the day of Christ, and so must design some other person distinct from him, which is God the Father, (1 Corinthians…
