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Introduction Scriptural framework A proper subjection The prayers of the saints A godly life Respond prayerfully Our heavenly hope Summary Thoughts In relation to the civil magistrates whom God has appointed, the Lord's pilgrim people live in the space between our Christ's declaration that His...

Introduction Scriptural framework A proper subjection The prayers of the saints A godly life Respond prayerfully Our Heavenly Hope For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to...

The fine team of scholars working around the clock at Lutheran Satire have unearthed footage detailing the late Victorian era origins of Children's Church. If you're not already familiar with Lutheran Satire, you probably should stop whatever you're doing and bring yourself up to speed on their...

Introduction A proper subjection The prayers of the saints A godly life Respond Prayerfully So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: "Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them, who by the mouth of Your servant David...

I find that there are two important biblical perspectives we ought to keep in mind when a Christian or Christians commit a grievous, public sin. These perspectives are sometimes lost, or at least fade into the background, when in fact they should be uppermost in our thinking. They are: divine...

Introduction A proper subjection The prayers of the saints A Godly Life Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works...

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"Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, and your exceedingly great reward." So says God to Abraham in the opening verse of Genesis 15. Upon first glance, Calvin admits, God's encouragement to Abraham "to be of good courage" seems strange if not "superfluous." In the immediately preceding...

Excerpted from the book Passing Through: Pilgrim Life in the Wilderness ( Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com or Westminster Bookstore or RHB ). - See more at: http://www.reformation21.org/blog/2015/06/respect-the-authorities-script... Excerpted from the book Passing Through: Pilgrim Life in the Wilderness...

Following on from the introduction , here is the first element of a scriptural framework helping us through the issue of respect for civil authority. A Proper Subjection Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist...