If you’re reading this, congratulations on making it into 2025! Praise God and Happy New Year. As we reflect on the past year, there are undoubtedly many reasons to give thanks and areas where we wish we had done better. And that is the beauty of a New Year. It offers an opportunity for reflection […]
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It’s that time of year when New Year resolutions take center stage—those well-intentioned plans to make adjustments to our lives. Resolutions are valuable; they prompt us to evaluate, reassess, and realign our priorities. As we enter 2025, I am confident many of you are considering—or have already begun—writing down your resolutions. Like you, I have
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For many, the image of Mary, Joseph, and their newborn son, visited by wise men and shepherds, captures the essence of Christmas. However, considering there were no cameras and paparazzi in those days, any Nativity Scene picture you see is unlikely to reflect what took place on that day accurately. Yet, as we revisit this
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Matthew 1:18–2:12 There is no shortage of arguments against Christmas–the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. The constant charge: It is a pagan festival. However, that assertion has long been refuted. “It’s commonly thought Christians took over the pagan holiday of Sol Invictus (“Unconquered Sun”), which was on December 25. But there’s little evidence
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Introduction This article is the third in a three-part series exploring the Munus Triplex—the threefold office of Christ as Priest, Prophet, and King. This article focuses on Jesus Christ as the Cosmic King. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem “Ozymandias” [1] recounts the tale of a traveller who stumbles upon the ruins of a once-mighty statue in
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“Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad.
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Introduction While preparing for a recent Sunday School class at my church, I was deeply encouraged as I reflected on Jesus’s offices. This article is the fruit of that study, and I hope it brings you similar encouragement. It is the second in a three-part series exploring the Munus Triplex—the threefold office of Christ as
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Introduction While preparing for a recent Sunday School class at my church, I was deeply encouraged as I reflected on the offices that Jesus holds. This article is the fruit of that study, and I hope it brings you similar encouragement. It is the first in a three-part series exploring the Mundus Triplex—the threefold office
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The Providence of God is often used as a shorthand for “If God permits”. But what do we mean by these terms? I fear there is much mental haziness and confusion at this point in the Christian landscape. Defining Providence The 27th article of the Heidelberg Catechism defines God’s Providence as: “…his almighty and ever
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Christians are often known as ‘People of the Book,’ reflecting our reliance on the Bible as the ultimate authority for our beliefs and teachings. This concept revolves around Special Revelation, distinct from General Revelation, which encompasses God’s self-disclosure through nature and conscience. Through His Word, God has chosen to reveal Himself, enabling us to truly
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