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Daily Archives: December 15, 2014
A tyranny over conscience
The following post is taken from an American friend’s blog from a number of years ago and expresses well the growing tyranny over the conscience imposed by the homosexual lobby groups. While I may not endorse all the sentiments, it … Continue reading
Posted in Moral issues
Tagged authoritarianism, homosexuality, lifestyle, professional therapist, temptations, therapy
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The abomination of denominations
The concept of separate denominations in a Presbyterian Church is essentially un-scriptural and schismatic.
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Comfort from the past for the future
Robert Bruce was a true physician of the soul and applied the gospel to troubled souls as one who himself knew great affliction. Here, in a sermon on Preparation for the Lord’s Supper, Bruce addresses the case of one who … Continue reading
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Tagged anxious soul, comfort, Lord's Supper, love of God, Robert Bruce, self-examination
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Church communion and schism
This quote is taken from the Original Secession Church Testimony and addresses the sin of schism in the Christian Church. It follows the statement opposing latitudinarianism and precedes one concerning the lawfulness of separation from corrupt Churches. “In opposition to … Continue reading
Conscience and its offices
Robert Bruce was pre-eminently a preacher to the conscience. In his fourth sermon on the Lord’s Supper, Bruce gives a definition of conscience and a description of its five offices which is valuable and worthy of serious thought. In every … Continue reading
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Tagged Conscience, definition of conscience, fear, judgement, knowledge, Lord's Supper, Robert Bruce
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