The Spiritual City of the New Covenant – Hebrews 12:22-24

Before God the Judge With the Perfected – Hebrews 12:22-24

This access unto God by Jesus Christ is often mentioned in the Scripture as an eminent privilege. Without him they are afar off from God, placed at an infinite distance from him, by their own sin and the curse of the law; figured by the people’s removal and standing afar off at the giving of the law, Exod. 20:18, 19. Neither was there any way to make an approach unto him; signified by the severe interdict against the touching of […]

Antiquarian Theology: Lessons From the Church History – Part 11

From the earliest times we have seen Christian men and women who have been heroic in the keeping of the faith. And I’m afraid that in our day we have lost our sense of history, and we don’t recall these titans of faith who have gone before us whose blood has drenched the earth, and who are examples for those of us today to keep the faith. – R.C. Sproul This series of lessons are based off of the Historical […]

Isaiah 11

Among all the prophets Isaiah justly holds the chief place, because he gives very clear testimonies concerning Christ, and places before our eyes the state and condition of his Church, that is, of his kingdom, as the reading will alone clearly shew, so that it will be unnecessary for me to make a long preface. He who shall have understood him well will be abundantly prepared for reading the other Prophets. – John Calvin

Walking Among Angels and Just Men – Hebrews 12:22-24

The church is the safest society in the world.—A kingdom it is, a city, a family, a house, which the power of hell and the world can never prevail against. Nor are these boasting words, in whatever distressed condition it may be in this world, but the faithful sayings of God. Our Lord Jesus Christ, the head of this society, when he was entering into his sufferings, to manifest that he did it by his own will and choice, and […]

Isaiah 10:20-34

Among all the prophets Isaiah justly holds the chief place, because he gives very clear testimonies concerning Christ, and places before our eyes the state and condition of his Church, that is, of his kingdom, as the reading will alone clearly shew, so that it will be unnecessary for me to make a long preface. He who shall have understood him well will be abundantly prepared for reading the other Prophets. – John Calvin