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1 The Privileges Of Brotherhood
This series of studies began with a friend requesting help on how to discover the structure of the Scriptures. While students of the Bible are familiar with the poetic parallelism of the Psalms, they do not realize the whole of God's Word shares the same type of symmetry. Indeed, this is further proof the Scriptures are divinely inspired, for He Who made the heavens and the earth by indelible wisdom also spoke the words of Scripture. I selected 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 as a sample text to demonstrate the perfection and beauty of God's "structured" Word.
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The Everlasting Covenant Of Grace
This is not for the casual reader but for those who desire to think deeply, meditatively, and interactively, with the text of Scripture to mine out of its contents the very Words the Creator has sent in this Book of endearment (Bible) highlighting His select mercy and grace, to undeserving creatures in rebellion against Him. This is done by crying out to Him for mercy, Who alone bestows it in accordance with His own plan and purposes, marked by holy justice,
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For Those Who Are Confessional
For those who are confessional, are there (2) Covenants or (3)? The Westminster Confession of Faith yields (3). If you say (3) you have conflicting Covenants, the first with Adam alone before he fell, then a 2nd with fallen man, after Adam fell. If Adam is the federal head, why would another Covenant of Grace be needed and not the same standard applied to fallen mankind as Adam was under?
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18th Century Covenant Theology And Presbyterianism
FOR A COMPLETE ORDER OF WORSHIP, INCLUDING BIBLE READING, HYMNS AND SERMON...
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Answering John Samson’s Charges Against Hyper-Calvinism
According to Effectual Grace, John Samson is “the founding pastor-teacher of King’s Church in Peoria, Arizona, as well as an author and conference speaker. He has a passion for the local Church and for the free offer of the gospel to be proclaimed far and wide. He has been a contributing writer at the monergism.com blogsite and of www.reformationtheology.com since 2005.” It is therefore not surprising to discover articles submitted by Samson to Monergism.com regarding the free offer of the gospel. One such submission was made on January 19, 2011, entitled, “Calvinism vs. Hyper Calvinism”.
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Three Branches Of The Gracious Covenant
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