Q. 18. What are God's works of providence?A. God's works of providence are his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all his creatures; ordering them, and all their actions, to his own glory. One is not going to find support for deism here in the Catechism! And the doctrinal teaching will be more… Continue reading WLC – Q. 18. What are God’s works of providence?
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A Discernment Post
Lately I’ve been trying to steer away from the more controversial discernment posts, but last night my WLC reading challenged me with the significance of people saying or doing things they should know better about. Q. 151. What are those aggravations that make some sins more heinous than others?A. Sins receive their aggravations, (much listed… Continue reading A Discernment Post
The Risen Christ is Our Hope
Mike another timely post.... “Dualism was prevalent then as it is now. This belief system comes from Greek philosophy which taught that everything physical was evil to some degree while the spiritual was seen as intrinsically good. Therefore, the idea that eternity would be spent in physical, resurrected bodies was disgusting or repulsive to them.”… Continue reading The Risen Christ is Our Hope
Q. 17. How did God create man?
Q. 17. How did God create man?A. After God had made all other creatures, he created man male and female; formed the body of the man of the dust of the ground, and the woman of the rib of the man, endued them with living, reasonable, and immortal souls; made them after his own image,… Continue reading Q. 17. How did God create man?
Rainbow Trout 