Are you seduced by the world?

What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him?
The Word of God, which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is the only rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him.
(Westminster Shorter Catechism, Q&A # 2)

What do the Scriptures principally teach?
The Scriptures principally teach, what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man.
(Westminster Shorter Catechism, Q&A # 3)

How is the Word to be read and heard, that it may become effectual to salvation?
That the Word may become effectual to salvation, we must attend thereunto with diligence, preparation, and prayer; receive it with faith and love, lay it up in our hearts, and practice it in our lives.
(Westminster Shorter Catechism, Q&A # 90)

Prayer: Lord of the Word, don’t let me be seduced by the world—either naively going with the crowd or becoming a hardened cynic. Help me meditate on your Word to the point of delight. Give me stability and contentment regardless of the circumstances. How I need that! Amen.  Tim Keller, The Songs of Jesus

 

Are you seduced by the world? •  New Hope Presbyterian Church, Bridgeton

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