World Missions
Extract The apostle John commended missions when he wrote, “for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles” (3 John 7). These ministers go forth to preach…
Assurance of Salvation
Extract Scripture commands us, “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except…
Repentance
Extract Repentance is a grace of God’s Spirit whereby a sinner is inwardly humbled and visibly reformed. In Adam all suffered shipwreck; repentance is the only plank by which we…
The Church
Extract “Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God” (Ps. 87:3). “City of God” is one of many biblical metaphors for the church. It expresses the safety of…
Christ’s Coming in Glory
Extract The early Christian confession called the Nicene Creed states, as a core tenet of the church’s faith, that Jesus Christ “will come again in glory to judge the living…
Worship by the Word
Extract What is worship? The earliest mention of public worship is found in Genesis 4:26, in the days of Seth and Enos: “Then began men to call upon the name…
The Offices of Christ
Extract Christ undertook His office, or station, in order to obtain salvation for His people (1 Tim. 1:15). Both the calling and the components of His office are worthy to…
Regeneration
Extract Few words in the Greek New Testament are more important than palingenesia, meaning “new birth, renewal, restoration, or regeneration.” It is a comprehensive term for the work of the…
Election
Extract Election is God’s decree whereby, of His own free will, He has predestined certain men to salvation to the praise of the glory of His name (Eph. 1:4-6; 1…
The only True God
Extract Within the borders of the universe that humanity inhabits, there are two types of beings. There are those beings that are dependent on another. This category encompasses everything from…