The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

“The uniqueness of the Ten Commandments appears first in that this revelation of God at Sinai—which was to serve for all coming ages as the grand expression of His holiness and the summation of man’s duty—was attended with such awe- inspiring phenomena that the very...
A New Society, a New Creation

A New Society, a New Creation

A New Society, a New Creation “The new society God has brought into being (i.e., the Church) is nothing short of a new creation, a new human race, whose characteristic is no longer alienation but reconciliation, no longer division and hostility but unity and...
How to better understand the Church

How to better understand the Church

Below are some more terms to help you better understand the Church: Methodist—During the 1700’s, John Wesley and George Whitefield preached the need for the new birth (and what some considered a new “method” of Christianity). Their followers were ejected from the...
Terms to help understand the Church

Terms to help understand the Church

Terms to help you understand the Church: Here are some more terms to help you understand the Church: Confessional—To distinguish themselves from the Roman Catholic Church, many of the churches of the Reformation composed “confessions”, or statements of faith, to...
Reformed?

Reformed?

Are you familiar with the following terms? Reformed—Originally this referred to the church in Switzerland, where Ulrich Zwingli was “reforming” the church according to Scripture. It later came to refer to all those who hold to the principles of the Reformation—that...