Dei Gratia Rex
3 weeks ago
permalink
Westminster Confession of Faith - Adoption

CHAPTER 12 - Of Adoption
1. All those that are justified, God vouchsafeth, in and for his only Son Jesus Christ, to make partakers of the grace of adoption,a by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the liberties and privileges of the children of God,b have his name put upon them,c receive the Spirit of adoption,d have access to the throne of grace with boldness,e are enabled to cry, Abba, Father,f are pitied,g protected,h provided for,i and chastened by him, as by a father:k yet never cast off,l but sealed to the day of redemption;m and inherit the promises,n as heirs of everlasting salvation.o

(a) Eph 1:5; Gal 4:4-5
(b) Rom 8:17; John 1:12
(c) Num 6:24-26; Jer 14:9; Amos 9:12; Acts 15:17; 2 Cor 6:18; Rev 3:12
(d) Rom 8:15
(e) Eph 3:12; Heb 4:16
(f) Rom 8:15; Gal 4:6; Rom 8:16
(g) Ps 103:13
(h) Prov 14:26
(i) Matt 6:30,32; 1 Pet 5:7
(k) Heb 12:6
(l) Lam 3:31-32; Ps 89:30-35
(m) Eph 4:30
(n) Heb 6:12
(o) 1 Pet 1:3-4; Heb 1:14

permalink

“Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim thro’ this barren land…

Death of death, and hell’s destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan’s side”

»Hymn: Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
1 month ago
permalink
I would rather have a boy of mine stand high in his studies than high in athletics, but I could a great deal rather have him show true manliness of character than show either intellectual or physical prowess. »Theodore Roosevelt, in a letter to his son Kermit
1 month ago
permalink
The heights by great men reached and kept, Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night. »Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1 month ago
permalink
Why I workout? I have to keep up w/ a wife 6 yrs younger (Taken with Instagram at Drew Wellness Center)

Why I workout? I have to keep up w/ a wife 6 yrs younger (Taken with Instagram at Drew Wellness Center)

1 month ago
permalink
My adorable family that my Jesus has blessed me with (Taken with instagram)

My adorable family that my Jesus has blessed me with (Taken with instagram)

1 month ago
permalink
Today a salesman recognized my @cordialchurchmn as a #churchhill #bowtie #sctweet (Taken with instagram)

Today a salesman recognized my @cordialchurchmn as a #churchhill #bowtie #sctweet (Taken with instagram)

permalink
Remembrance of a martyr’s death #Bonhoeffer #anniversary (Taken with instagram)

Remembrance of a martyr’s death #Bonhoeffer #anniversary (Taken with instagram)

permalink
My precious wife & children #myfamily #my3sons  (Taken with instagram)

My precious wife & children #myfamily #my3sons (Taken with instagram)

1 month ago
permalink
Our Family (Taken with instagram)

Our Family (Taken with instagram)

Powered by Tumblr Designed by:Doinwork