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Proclaiming the historic Christian faith in Metro Manila and beyond
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“Be Thou My Vision” or Pantheism Rock
My friend Andy Underhile compares “contemporary Christian music” with the 8th century hymn, “Be Thou My Vision,” written by Dallán Forgaill (530-598). Here’s hymnary.org’s write-up on Forgaill: Saint Dallán Forgaill (ca. 530–598), also known as Dallán Forchella, Dallán of Cluain Dalláin, and born Eochaid Forchella, was an early Christian Irish poet, best known as the writer…
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Sacrament and Other Things “Catholic”
A Glossary of Terms Used in Reformed Churches Frequently Thought to be Roman Catholic To download a printer-friendly PDF version of this post, click here. People from mainstream evangelical churches who visit Reformed churches usually come away with the feeling that they had been to a Roman Catholic Mass or something similar. For example, when…
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“Confirm Your Calling and Election”
2 Peter 1:3-12 (text); Deuteronomy 31:6-8; Canons of Dort I: 12, 13, 17 © January 26, 2014 (Pasig Covenant Reformed Church) • Download this sermon (PDF) Introduction Beloved congregation of Christ: Last Lord’s Day, we learned that God, before the creation of the world, elected a fixed number of people for salvation. And this election was…
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“Every Intention of the Thoughts of [Man‘s] Heart was Only Evil Continually”
Genesis 6:5-14 (text); Psalm 53:2, 3; Hebrews 11:7; Canons of Dort III/IV:1-3 March 9, 2014 (Pasig Covenant Reformed Church) Here’s a preview of the sermon: Download the image in PDF here.
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Ampalaya in the Bible?
Of bitter food, drink, soul and cup Yesterday, a sister at church posted a picture of pinakbet pizza. Filipinos love pinakbet, a dish of mixed vegetables steamed in fish or shrimp sauce, with bagoong. In addition to veggies such as eggplant, tomato, okra, squash, string beans, chili peppers, and winged beans, it also has ampalaya…
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“As Many as Were Appointed to Eternal Life Believed”
This is our blessed assurance! We have joy in all afflictions and sufferings, because we are assured of our election and salvation, because of God’s glorious grace in his beloved Son. Acts 13:48-52 (text); Acts 16:14; Deuteronomy 7:6-8; Jeremiah 1:5; Canons of Dort I: 7, 9, 10 January 19, 2014 (Pasig Covenant Reformed Church)…
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Did Jesus Pray to Make Salvation Possible to Everyone at the Cross?
Ezekiel 34:11-16; John 17:1-26(text); Canons of Dort II: 3-7 © March 2, 2014 (ZCRC Pasig and Imus) • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved congregation of Christ: Last week, we looked at the Second Head of Doctrine of the Canons of Dort, where we find the doctrine of the atonement by Christ. What is the…
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Riddlebarger’s Exegesis of Revelation 20
Since we will have an Internet Q&A with Dr. Kim Riddlebarger about the difficult interpretation of Revelation 20, I’ve scanned his exegesis of this chapter from his book A Case for Amillennialism: Understanding the End Times. Pages 206-207 • Pages 208-209 Pages 210-211 • Pages 212-213 Pages 214-215 • Pages 216-217 Pages 218-219 • Pages 220-221 Pages 222-223 • Page 224-225…
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“The Evangelical Sacrament”
“The Evangelical church has one high sacrament: emotion.” Levi Nunnink, “Evangelical Catholic. Episcopalian in Ecclesiology, Lutheran in everything else,” has offered great insight about evangelicals in “The Evangelical Sacrament.” He offers as an example the preaching of Paul Washer. It saddens me that a Catholic-Episcopalian-Lutheran would have such better insight than Evangelicals. I repost about…
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The Unbreakable Golden Chain: “To the Praise of His Glorious Grace”
If the Arminians did not draft their “Five Points of the Remonstrance,†there will be no “Five Points of Calvinism,†only what is taught in Scripture about God’s sovereign grace in our salvation.
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