“ Great lesson in unity. ” Good presentation of the context of the appearance of the three confessions of faith. Accent put on the fact the Savoy Declaration and the 1689 Baptist Confession has as basis the Westminster Confession of Faith - so they show the great unity in the Reformed faith, even if have differences in some points.
“ Fulfillment. ” Christ not only fulfills the words of the prophets, but he fulfills also the office of a prophet, as it was prophesied. The prophets spoke from God and about God, but Christ was God.
“ Great salvation. ” Those who stood in their Judaistic religion, who did not recognize and embrace Christ, did not partake from His sacrifice. Christ is the fulfillment of the sacrifice of Yom Kippur. He died that His people might be cleansed, set apart for God.
“ Great examples. ” The God who helped those who walked before us to live a faithful life is the same God who came help us to live faithful lives, in moral holy conduct and in healthy biblical teaching. We need models, heroes and we must become examples for those who are coming behind us. Excellent message, it encouraged me much!
“ Great Sermon! ” After I listened to the 1st sermon, I couldn't wait to listen to the next, and the next.
This series is so informative! And the recording is very clear. It helped sum up things that I realized, and things I hadn't realized.
Do you know what the difference is between a prophet and a priest?
Or why does the Bible often uses the phrase "Moses and the Prophets" when Moses was a prophet?
Do you know what unique thing each prophet did that made them into living parables?
All this and more was answered. I've emailed this web page to my friends. I hope they all listen to it!
Thank you so much for this series!
“ Useful. ” The history of Puritanism in England leading to the Westminster Assembly and the character of the Westminster Standards. Excellent lessons.
“ Precious Treasure ” Wow! God is so good in His sovereignity. Thank you Tom Beck for your comment which led me to listen to this precious, helpful and practical treasure on how to read our Bibles better. It is my prayer that God would use Brian Borgman's message in countless lives to make the personal reading of Bible a life changing joy in the lives of God's people, and even in the lives of those He is leading to salvation. I so agree with Tom Beck this is a message so good it will be a joy to share with others and have to give to new believers or people who might be new to your church.
“ Very helpful and practical ” Probably the most helpful message I have heard on Bible reading. A real discouragement to me early in my walk as a believer was that I was expected to read the Scriptures, but nobody showed me how. A good message to share with whether someone has been saved recently or for years.
“ Great Sermon! ” I really felt i had to mention what this sermon meant and still means to me. It is unreal how it is pertanent to how I am feeling right now. I lost my fiance and have been in termoil. God has now blessed me with these words. They were all so important. There are no explanations that can express how much i appreciate the man of God who blessed us through Christ with the truth. Thank You!
“ Very Helpful Sermon! ” Brian's understanding of Pelagianism was extremely helpful. While I lean towards the Arminian side, and have not changed, Brian's evaluation was extremely helpful.
Brian also had some insights about semi-Pelagianism which are worth considering. My one criticism would be the absence of prevenient grace in Brian's discussion of human will.
“ A MUST Listen to! ” This is one of the BEST sermon series out there. In today's society & culture, Christianity is counter-cultural. Worse yet, God has been increasingly forgotten by so many of our friends, neighbors & co-workers. Pastor Borgman does an EXCELLENT job of laying out what we believers need to not only KNOW but to DO and SAY as we engage the world around us for the purpose of bringing glory to God and pointing humanity to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Worth listening to time & again.
“ Excellent. ” Presentation of the development of the creed, of it's role, explanation of its content and interpretation of the hard phrase - "He descended in hell". Very instructive message.
“ Battle for orthodoxy. ” A short presentation of the important heresies before the Arian one and the difference between those and this. Rich in information, the message analyzes the background of the controversy, the Arian teaching, the events leading to the Council and the response of the Council.
“ Useful. ” First par of the message covers a thousand years of Church History, from Chalcedon to the Reformation. After that, a presentation of the background of the writing of these confessions, their content and importance in Church History.
“ Very good introduction. ” Interesting presentation of the advancement of the Reformation in the Netherlands and of the persecutions the Protestants faced there. Excellent the presentation of the Confession and of the Catechism, the highlighting of the principal teaching of both. Very good introductions to both. The message convinces you to go and seek to study them.
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