The Morning Devotional for June 22, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q24
Read MoreHow doth Christ execute the office of a prophet?
Christ executeth the office of a prophet, in revealing to us, by his word and Spirit, the will of God for our salvation. (John 1:18, 1 Pet. 1:10–12, John 15:15, John 20:31)
The Morning Devotional for June 16, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q23
Read MoreWhat offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer?
Christ, as our Redeemer, executeth the offices of a prophet, of a priest, and of a king, both in his estate of humiliation and exaltation. (Acts 3:21–22, Heb. 12:25, 2 Cor. 13:3, Heb. 5:5–7, Heb. 7:25, Ps. 2:6, Isa. 9:6–7, Matt. 21:5, Ps. 2:8–11)
The Morning Devotional for June 16, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q22
Read MoreHow did Christ, being the Son of God, become man?
Christ, the Son of God, became man, by taking to himself a true body, (Heb. 2:14,16, Heb. 10:5) and a reasonable soul, (Matt. 26:38) being conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost, in the womb of the Virgin Mary, and born of her, (Luke 1:27,31,35,42, Gal. 4:4) yet without sin. (Heb. 4:15, Heb. 7:26)
The Morning Devotional for June 15, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q21
Read MoreWho is the Redeemer of God’ s elect?
The only Redeemer of God’ s elect is the Lord Jesus Christ, (1 Tim. 2:5–6) who, being the eternal Son of God, became man, (John 1:14, Gal. 4:4) and so was, and continueth to be, God and man in two distinct natures, and one person, for ever. (Rom. 9:5, Luke 1:35, Col. 2:9, Heb. 7:24–25)
The Morning Devotional for June 14, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q20
Read MoreDid God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery?
God having, out of his mere good pleasure, from all eternity, elected some to everlasting life, (Eph. 1:4) did enter into a (covenant of grace), to deliver them out of the estate of sin and misery, and to bring them into an estate of salvation by a Redeemer. (Rom. 3:20–22, Gal. 3:21–22)
The Morning Devotional for June 9, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q19, Part Two
Read MoreWhat is the misery of that estate whereinto man fell?
All mankind by their fall lost communion with God, (Gen. 3:8,10,24) are under his wrath and curse, (Eph. 2:2–3, Gal. 3:10) and so made liable to all miseries in this life, to death itself, and to the pains of hell for ever. (Lam. 3:39, Rom. 6:23, Matt. 25:41,46)
The Morning Devotional for June 9, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q19, Part One
Read MoreWhat is the misery of that estate whereinto man fell?
All mankind by their fall lost communion with God, (Gen. 3:8,10,24) are under his wrath and curse, (Eph. 2:2–3, Gal. 3:10) and so made liable to all miseries in this life, to death itself, and to the pains of hell for ever. (Lam. 3:39, Rom. 6:23, Matt. 25:41,46)
The Morning Devotional for June 8, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q18
Read MoreWherein consists the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell?
The sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell, consists in the guilt of Adam’ s first sin, the want of original righteousness, and the corruption of his whole nature, which is commonly called Original Sin; together with all actual transgressions which proceed from it. (Rom. 5:12,19, Rom. 5:10–20, Eph. 2:1–3, James 1:14–15, Matt. 15:19)
The Morning Devotional for June 2, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q15
Read MoreWhat was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created?
The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein thy were created, was their eating the forbidden fruit.
(Gen. 3:6)
The Morning Devotional for June 1, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q14
Read MoreQuestion 14
What is sin?
Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God. (1 John 3:4)
The Morning Devotional for May 31, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q13
Read MoreDid our first parents continue in the estate wherein they were created?
Our first parents, being left to the freedom of their own will, fell from the estate wherein they were created, by sinning against God.
(Gen. 3:6–8,13, Eccl. 7:29)
