Pastor's Corner — Providence Presbyterian Church

The Morning Devotional for August 29, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 26.1

I. All saints that are united to Jesus Christ their head, by his Spirit and by faith, have fellowship with him in his graces, sufferings, death, resurrection, and glory:a and being united to one another in love, they have communion in each other’s gifts and graces,b and are obliged to the performance of such duties, public and private, as do conduce to their mutual good, both in the inward and outward man.c

The Morning Devotional: WCF 25.5-6

The Morning Devotional for August 28, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 25.5-6

V. The purest churches under heaven are subject both to mixture and error;a and some have so degenerated as to become no churches of Christ, but synagogues of Satan.b Nevertheless, there shall be always a Church on earth to worship God according to his will.c

VI. There is no other Head of the Church but the Lord Jesus Christ:a nor can the Pope of Rome, in any sense be head thereof.

Bible Knowledge Project: Matthew 28

Read: Matthew 28

Matthew 28 details the events of the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ and his final days before ascending to his Father in heaven. Matthew's account is much shorter than Luke's, but it has some important observations. First, like the other accounts of the resurrection, the first day of the week is mentioned. That is precisely why we worship the risen Lord on the first day of the week. To worship on the seventh day, before the resurrection, would miss the whole meaning of the resurrection. We do not worship a dead Savior but a risen one who lives evermore, interceding for his people. Second, when Jesus meets up with his disciples, they worship him.

bible readingWilliam HillAugust 25, 2023Matthew 28

The Morning Devotional: WCF 25.4

The Morning Devotional for August 25, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 25.4

IV. This catholic Church hath been sometimes more, sometimes less visible.a And particular churches, which are members thereof, are more or less pure, according as the doctrine of the gospel is taught and embraced, ordinances administered, and public worship performed more or less purely in them.b

devotional, confessions, Westminster ConfessionWilliam HillAugust 25, 2023church, Romans 11, Acts 9, Acts 2, 1 Corinthians 5

The Morning Devotional: WCF 25.3

The Morning Devotional for August 24, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 25.3

III. Unto this catholic visible Church Christ hath given the ministry, oracles, and ordinances of God, for the gathering and perfecting of the saints, in this life, to the end of the world: and doth by his own presence and Spirit, according to his promise, make them effectual thereunto.a

The Morning Devotional: WCF 25.2

The Morning Devotional for August 23, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 25.2

II. The visible Church, which is also catholic or universal under the gospel (not confined to one nation as before under the law) consists of all those, throughout the world, that profess the true religion,a and of their children;b and is the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ,c the house and family of God,d out of which there is no ordinary possibility of salvation.e

Bible Knowledge Project: Genesis 28

Read: Genesis 28

Genesis 28 continues the narrative from chapter 27 with the immediate consequences of Jacob's deceitful behavior over his father, Isaac. Because Esau threatened to kill Jacob, Rebekah sends him to his uncle, Laban, forcing him to leave his land and become an exile in another country. The theme of exile and restoration will dominate the Pentateuch for many chapters and into the historical books of the Old Testament. That theme is one that God's people continue today. We are pilgrims and sojourners in this world as we await a better country, the New Heavens and the New Earth.

bible readingWilliam HillAugust 22, 2023Genesis 28

The Morning Devotional: WCF 25.1

The Morning Devotional for August 22, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 25.1

I. The catholic or universal Church, which is invisible, consists of the whole number of the elect, that have been, are, or shall be gathered into one, under Christ the head thereof; and is the spouse, the body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.a

The Morning Devotional: WCF 24.6

The Morning Devotional for August 21, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 24.6

VI. Although the corruption of man be such as is apt to study arguments, unduly to put asunder those whom God hath joined together in marriage; yet nothing but adultery, or such wilful desertion as can no way be remedied by the Church or civil magistrate, is cause sufficient of dissolving the bond of marriage;a wherein a public and orderly course of proceeding is to be observed; and the persons concerned in it, not left to their own wills and discretion in their own case.b

Bible Knowlege Project: Matthew 27

Read Matthew 27

Matthew 27 is the account of the death of Christ through the cruel Roman method of crucifixion. The chapter opens with Jesus before Pilate, who found no fault in him. Yet, due to his weakness, he trades a criminal for Jesus and delivers him to be crucified.

bible readingWilliam HillAugust 18, 2023Matthew 27

The Morning Devotional: WCF 24.5

The Morning Devotional for August 18, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 24.5

V. Adultery or fornication, committed after a contract, being detected before marriage, giveth just occasion to the innocent party to dissolve that contract.a In the case of adultery after marriage, it is lawful for the innocent party to sue out a divorce,b and after the divorce to marry another, as if the offending party were dead.c

confessions, devotional, Westminster ConfessionWilliam HillAugust 18, 2023marriage, divorce, Matthew 1, Matthew 5, Matthew 19

The Morning Devotional: WCF 24.4

The Morning Devotional for August 17, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 24.4

IV. Marriage ought not to be within the degrees of consanguinity or affinity forbidden in the Word;a nor can such incestuous marriages ever be made lawful by any law of man, or consent of parties, so as those persons may live together as man and wife.b

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