Archive for December 2005
What Child Is This?
The Christmas carol by William Dix asks, “What child is this, who, laid to rest, on Mary’s lap is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, while shepherds watch are keeping?” Since the Christmas season should celebrate the birth of Jesus, the question of His identity and mission deserves our informed consideration. Biblical prophecies give…
Read MoreKnow God, Know Life
When our son was a toddler he had a blue and yellow tricycle with wide tires. He would zip around the driveway and along the sidewalk with his set of wheels. The bike had a place for a license plate that came with stick-on letters to personalize the tag. John III uses our middle name–Bradford.…
Read MoreFull Pardon in the New Covenant
[Let us consider how] to … make application of this Christ [as the Mediator of the New Covenant] to the soul. And for this there are to be considered the following particulars: 1. That when Jesus Christ did thus appear, being born of Mary, He was looked upon by the Father as if the sin…
Read MoreThe Privilege of Access
Many of us in North America are getting used to the privileges of having access to hi-tech communications when needed. For example, cell phones have become so common that this service is routine. Computer users usually have access to the Internet, surf the Web and check e-mails as commonly as the previous generation turned on…
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