Posts from December 2012

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What was God’s providence towards humans? Providing paradise

by Joel Radford

In our current series we’ve been going through an old list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism published in 1648. Previously we’ve been looking at God’s providence, including to angels. This week I want to start looking at God’s providence toward humans when they were first created. Firstly we see that […]

‘Immanuel’ means ‘God with us’

by Joel Radford

This Christmas morning I want you to consider Jesus Christ whose birth we’re celebrating today.  Now there are many things that I could ask you to consider, for example what it means that an angel spoke to Jesus’ parents, or what it means that he was born of a virgin, or what it means that […]

‘Jesus’ means Saviour

by Joel Radford

As we come to Christmas, this week I want to take a break from our current series of going through an old list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism. Instead I want to take some time to look at what it means that the Son of God was also called ‘Jesus’. […]

What is God’s providence towards angels? Their holiness and service

by Joel Radford

In our current series we’ve been going through an old list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism published in 1648. Previously we’ve been looking at God’s providence. Last week we saw examples of God’s providence towards the angels, particularly his permitting some to fall into sin and then be punished. This […]

What is God’s providence towards angels? Their fall and punishment

by Joel Radford

In our current series we’ve been going through an old list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism published in 1648. Previously we started looking at God’s providence and saw that God’s providence is shown by his preservation, governance and ordering of his creation. Then we saw how God’s providence works for […]