The Handwriting on the Wall (Daniel 5)
/Once again, we see that God holds the kingdoms of God in his hands and he gives and he takes away – just as he will do on the Last Day.
Once again, we see that God holds the kingdoms of God in his hands and he gives and he takes away – just as he will do on the Last Day.
Nebuchadnezzar is brought low for his pride and forced to confess that it is God’s kingdom that is eternal and sovereign.
Daniel 3 presents the idea of persecution and suffering within the context of kingdoms in conflict, showing that the power of life over death resides in Jesus Christ in whom alone we can place our hope.
Pastor Phil Proctor is an OPC missionary in Mbale, Uganda. He came and shared on the work in Uganda.
Nebuchadnezzar has a dream in which God reveals that the kingdoms of man will give way to the kingdom of God represented by a rock that grows into a mountain.
Chapter 1 sets the context and theme of Daniel (kingdoms in conflict) as well as establishes a pattern of life for the godly in exile.
Daniel was written for an audience much like ourselves in order to provide comfort by revealing the invincible character of God's kingdom.
The Covenant of Grace is the second covenant made between God and man, wherein the same eternal life is offered, but this time via a mediator.
In the Old Testament, God gave his people specific days to observe and instructions on how to do so. What about the New Testament? Does God tell us to observe holy days?
God is not only vindicated in his justice, but obligated by his justice, to punish sin because it is a transgression of his just, universal and binding Law.
Adam sinned, not only for himself, but on behalf of all his natural descendants, brining guilt, death, and corruption upon all.
One of the qualifications of an elder is that he is able to teach (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:9). Therefore part of the examination process for our elder candidates was to afford them an opportunity to teach. On this Sunday, Elder candidate John Buma taught the Sunday School class on the the fall.
One of the qualifications of an elder is that he is able to teach (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:9). Therefore part of the examination process for our elder candidates was to afford them an opportunity to teach. On this Sunday, Elder candidate Jim Mammina taught the Sunday School class on miracles.
God perfectly brings about his eternal plan by governing all his creatures and all their actions.
One of the qualifications of an elder is that he is able to teach (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:9). Therefore part of the examination process for our elder candidates was to afford them an opportunity to teach. On this Sunday, Elder candidate Tim Draper taught the Sunday School class on the image of God.
Creation is the work of God in which he made all things of nothing and this for his own glory.
God’s decrees are all-encompassing, immutable and perfect in every way.
God is one in substance though eternally existing as three persons.
Pastor Marc Renkema is pastor of Trinity OPC in Bothell, WA.
Today we will see that he proper conception of God is that of an uncreated creator, who is perfectly sovereign, holy and blessed within himself, without dependency upon any other for any thing.
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