Posts from November 2015

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What happens if you are called by God? He enlightens your mind

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. Last week we started looking at what it means to be effectually called by God. We saw that God calls us by his grace, love, Spirit, word and power. But what happens when […]

What is effectual calling?

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 God’s church. We’ve seen that the ‘invisible’ church is made up of the elect – those who have been effectually called. But what is ‘effectual calling’? This […]

What does it mean to be in Christ?

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 God’s church. Last time we saw that Christians are united with Christ. But what does that mean? Firstly, if you are ‘in Christ’, it means that you […]

What are the benefits of the invisible church?

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 God’s church. Last time we saw that  all God’s people (past, present and future) are part of the ‘invisible’ church. But what are the benefits of being […]