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“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ” Ephesians 2:4-5 ESV In verse 4 we read two wonderful words, “But God”. Praise God for the “But God’s” in the Bible. “But God, being … Read more

Summary of the Gospel by Jeremiah Burroughs 1657 The gospel of Christ in general is this: It is the good tidings that God has revealed concerning Christ. More largely, it is this: As all mankind was lost in Adam and became the children of wrath, put under the sentence of death, God, though He left … Read more

Q12. What special act of providence did God exercise toward man in the estate wherein he was created? A. When God had created man, He entered into a covenant of life with him, upon condition of perfect obedience; forbidding him to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, upon pain of … Read more

Paul tells us in Romans 3:23 that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” First of all, all have sinned in Adam’s first sin and have incurred a sin debt against God. Add to this all of our actual sins and our debt against an infinitely holy God is infinite. It … Read more

Q. 13. Did our first parents continue in the estate wherein they were created? A. Our first parents, being left to the freedom of their own will, fell from the estate wherein they were created, by sinning against God. “But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will … Read more