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Quote from Rev. John Otis

Quoted in Vesper Worship Service July 8, 2010 Rev. John Otis: The Great Commission of Christ in Matthew 28:18-20 will be accomplished in history prior to Christ’s Second Coming. The knowledge of the glory of the Lord will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea as promised in Isaiah 11:9 and in Habakkuk…

The Orthodox Presbyterian view of Apologetics (defense of the faith)

Westminster Theological Journal LVII (1995) 1-31 © Covenant Media Foundation, 800/553-3938 The Crucial Concept of Self-Deception in Presuppositional Apologetics By Dr. Greg Bahnsen That self-deception which is practiced by all unregenerate men according to the Apostle Paul’s incisive description in Romans 1:18ff. is at once religiously momentous and yet philosophically enigmatic. It is also one…

What is the Truly Reformed view of The Lord’s Supper

Calvin’s Doctrine of the Spiritual Presence of Christ in the Lord’s Supper Rev. Brian Nicholson The doctrine of the Lord’s Supper is ever in danger of being subverted by either polemic or neglect. One side of the Scriptural teaching may be emphasized to the virtual exclusion of another side. This is especially so with respect…

Faith Comes from Hearing

Questions from the Westminster Shorter Catechism – on the reading and preaching of God’s Word Q. 89. How is the word made effectual to salvation? A. The Spirit of God maketh the reading, but especially the preaching, of the word, an effectual means of convincing and converting sinners, and of building them up in holiness and comfort,…

Good Friday Tenebrae Service April 6, 7PM

Grace and Peace Presbyterian Church Good Friday marks the death of Jesus Christ. It’s called ‘good’ because of what Jesus’ death means for the redemption of the world. Worship this evening focuses on three aims: (1) to narrate and remember the events of Jesus’ death, (2) to open up the meaning of these events for…

These Inward Trials by John Newton

I asked the Lord, that I might grow In faith, and love, and every grace; Might more of His salvation know, And seek more earnestly His face.   I hoped that in some favored hour At once He’d answer my request, and by His love’s constraining power Subdue my sins, and give me rest.  …