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‘I ask the attention of all professing Christians’ – J. C. Ryle on Keeping the Sabbath Holy

The following constitutes chapter 14 (pages 333–362) in J. C. Ryle’s Knots Untied:  Being Plain Statements on Disputed Points in Religion, From the Standpoint of an Evangelical Churchman   Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.—Exod. 20:8. THERE is a subject in the present day which demands the serious attention of all professing Christians […]

Author J. C. Ryle

Category Book Excerpts

Date September 4, 2024

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John Calvin on the Fourth Commandment

The following is from John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion (1541 ed.), Chapter 3, ‘The Law’, and the section on the Fourth Commandment. Note also the addendum, featuring a selection from Iain H. Murray’s booklet Rest in God: And a Calamity in Contemporary Christianity which notes how Calvin’s thinking on the Sabbath developed from […]

Author John Calvin

Category Book Excerpts

Date September 2, 2024

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True Wrestling Against Sin – William Gurnall

The following is taken from William Gurnall’s The Christian in Complete Armour, pages 119–121. There is a law in wrestling which must be observed. If a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned except he strive lawfully, 2 Timothy 2:5. He alludes to the Roman games, to which there were judges appointed […]

Author William Gurnall

Category Book Excerpts

Date August 22, 2024

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‘With me where I am’: Christ’s Heart for Believers in John 17:24

The following excerpt is from George Newton’s exposition of John 17:24 in the volume George Newton on John 17. DOCTRINE: It is the will of Jesus Christ that all that are his own by the donation of the Father shall be in heaven where he is. There are two things in the doctrine which I […]

Author George Newton

Category Book Excerpts

Date August 13, 2024

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Corporate Worship: 10 Benefits for Our Children

Having your children with you in worship can be hard. It can be hard for the parents, for the children, and for the rest of the congregation. The squirming, the shuffling of papers, the loud whispers, and the louder cries, all can make it challenging to have our children with us in corporate worship. But […]

Author Matt Purdy

Category Articles

Date August 9, 2024

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