Forwarded from Gildas’ Plea
𝘞𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 (𝘦.𝘨. 𝘐𝘴𝘢𝘢𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘦𝘭, 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘣 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘴𝘢𝘶).
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴—𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘶𝘯𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 (𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴 17:14; 𝘋𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 31:16-21) 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘴, 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭 (𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴 9:6).
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴—𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘶𝘯𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 (𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴 17:14; 𝘋𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 31:16-21) 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘴, 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭 (𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴 9:6).
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Homeschooling is the way. Raising Christian children is not a minimum wage job.
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Forwarded from Freedomain (Stefan Molyneux)
Daycare outcomes:
On non-cognitive measures, the analysts find persistent, negative effects. At ages five through nine, children exposed to the childcare program exhibited more aggression, anxiety, and hyperactivity and they were less likely to get along with their teacher...
As for health and criminal activity outcomes at ages twelve to twenty, the study uncovers negative results. In surveys, those exposed to the Quebec program reported worse physical health and life satisfaction, and an analysis of national crime data concludes that the program led to higher rates of criminal activity (both accusations and convictions).
On non-cognitive measures, the analysts find persistent, negative effects. At ages five through nine, children exposed to the childcare program exhibited more aggression, anxiety, and hyperactivity and they were less likely to get along with their teacher...
As for health and criminal activity outcomes at ages twelve to twenty, the study uncovers negative results. In surveys, those exposed to the Quebec program reported worse physical health and life satisfaction, and an analysis of national crime data concludes that the program led to higher rates of criminal activity (both accusations and convictions).
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Beza appropriately noscripts Sunday, "the first day of the new world." If one reads John 20, the parallels with Genesis are strong. The day begins in darkness, the second Adam was working in a garden, and this time, when God walks through the garden, he finds His creation seeking him, not hiding from him. The re-creation of the world began on Sunday with Christ's resurrection. Entering into this new creation is the rest we get a foretaste of on the Sabbath. Hodge provides ample argumentation if you're still unconvinced.
Forwarded from Reformed Memes (Covenantal Pugilist)
Hodge,AA The Day Changed and The Sabbath Preserved.pdf
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The Day Changed and the Sabbath Preserved
“The object of this tract is simply to state the grounds upon which the faith of the universal Church rests when, while recognizing the fourth commandment as an integral part of the supreme, universal and unalterable moral law, she affirms that the first day of the week has for this purpose, and for obvious reasons, been substituted for the seventh by the authority of the inspired apostles, and therefore of Christ himself.”
#Sabbath #LordsDay
“The object of this tract is simply to state the grounds upon which the faith of the universal Church rests when, while recognizing the fourth commandment as an integral part of the supreme, universal and unalterable moral law, she affirms that the first day of the week has for this purpose, and for obvious reasons, been substituted for the seventh by the authority of the inspired apostles, and therefore of Christ himself.”
#Sabbath #LordsDay
Forwarded from The Restoration Bureau
Good times are hard, for there is nothing to do.
Bad times are good, for they reveal who is willing to.
Bad times are good, for they reveal who is willing to.
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Forwarded from The Good Shepherd
“Believers have found to be true Paul's saying that "all the promises of God find their yea and amen in Christ" [II Cor. 1: 20 p.], for these promises had been sealed in their hearts. [Cf. II Cor. 1:22.] Nevertheless, because he has in his flesh accomplished the whole of our salvation, this living manifestation of realities has justly won a new and singular commendation. From this derives Christ's saying: "Afterward you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man" [John 1:51 p.]. Although he seems here to allude to the ladder shown in a vision to the patriarch Jacob [Gen. 28:12], how excellent his advent is he has marked through opening by it the gate of heaven, that each one of us may enter there.”
- John Calvin ‘Institutes of the Christian Religion: Knowledge of God the Redeemer’
- John Calvin ‘Institutes of the Christian Religion: Knowledge of God the Redeemer’
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Observations from Hebrews: Jesus is...
...the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power (1:3).
...he, for whom and by whom all things exist (2:10).
...the apostle and high priest of our confession (3:1).
...faithful over God's house as a son (3:6).
...a great high priest who has passed through the heavens (4:14).
...a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek (5:6).
...the guarantor of a better covenant (7:22).
...able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them (7:25).
...the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant (9:15).
...the founder and perfecter of our faith (12:2).
...the same yesterday and today, and forever (13:8).
...the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power (1:3).
...he, for whom and by whom all things exist (2:10).
...the apostle and high priest of our confession (3:1).
...faithful over God's house as a son (3:6).
...a great high priest who has passed through the heavens (4:14).
...a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek (5:6).
...the guarantor of a better covenant (7:22).
...able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them (7:25).
...the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant (9:15).
...the founder and perfecter of our faith (12:2).
...the same yesterday and today, and forever (13:8).
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Forwarded from Protestant Post (Dr. Basedologist)
"In truth, as you have often been admonished, it is good to set aside one day out of the year in which we are reminded of all the good that has occurred because of Christ’s birth in the world, and in which we hear the story of his birth retold, which will be done Sunday."
- John Calvin, Christmas sermon, 1551 (for all those folks who think they're following the regulative principle by refusing to celebrate Christmas)
- John Calvin, Christmas sermon, 1551 (for all those folks who think they're following the regulative principle by refusing to celebrate Christmas)
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It is appropriate for the church to celebrate important redemptive events in the life of Christ such as his birth, death, baptism, resurrection, ascension, and pouring out the Holy Spirit.
In the Old Covenant, there are numerous celebrations centered on the redemption of Israel, such as the Passover and Day of Atonement. Many of the evangelical feast days track closely with their Old Testament counterparts.
The reassignment of church feast days to those set by the events of Christ's life follows the example in the reassignment of the Sabbath to the first of the week.
In the Old Covenant, there are numerous celebrations centered on the redemption of Israel, such as the Passover and Day of Atonement. Many of the evangelical feast days track closely with their Old Testament counterparts.
The reassignment of church feast days to those set by the events of Christ's life follows the example in the reassignment of the Sabbath to the first of the week.
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God has created man for occasional celebration of holy days; he will always designate time to worship his highest treasure. As Christianity has waned as the dominant religion, the state has instituted new holy days in honor of our current idols (MLK day, Juneteenth), which are themselves a displacement of previous holy days (Columbus Day, Veteran's Day).
Similarly in the church, a larger highlight is often placed on Mother's Day than on Good Friday. What days a culture or church holds sacred is a clear indication of what they worship.
Similarly in the church, a larger highlight is often placed on Mother's Day than on Good Friday. What days a culture or church holds sacred is a clear indication of what they worship.
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