Posts from January 2016

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What is justification? A legal declaration that you are righteous

by Joel Radford

We’ve been going through an old list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism published in the 17th Century. Today I want to begin looking at the communion the church has with Christ and the mediation he brings. We’ll start with the justification God gives. What is justification? Justification is a legal […]

How was Christ poor?

by Joel Radford

In recent years we’ve seen the birth of more successors to the English throne. Prince George was born in 2013 and princess Charlotte in 2015. As they are third and fourth in the line of succession to the British throne, I’m sure the very best physical care that England had to offer was provided for […]

Are the non-elect called?

by Joel Radford

We’ve been going through an old list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism published in the 17th Century. Recently we’ve been answering questions about effectual calling. We’ve seen that to be effectually called means your mind is enlightened and your will is renewed so that you embrace Christ. Last time, we […]