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PREPARING FUTURE PASTORS, CHURCH PLANTERS, AND MISSIONARIES TO SHEPHERD GOD'S FLOCK TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND FOR THE GOOD OF HIS PEOPLE
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Aaron O'Kelley
May 21, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 51.3
What could be better than being with Jesus in the flesh? Actually, Jesus himself tells us.
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Aaron O'Kelley
May 19, 20213 min read
New City Catechism 51.2
The ascension of Christ is the linchpin of our assurance before God.
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Aaron O'Kelley
May 17, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 51.1
The ascension of Jesus Christ to Heaven fulfills the destiny of our design: to rule over the world to come, and even over angels.
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Aaron O'Kelley
May 14, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 50.3
It is not only believers in Christ who will be raised from the dead. What does Scripture say about the resurrection of unbelievers?
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Aaron O'Kelley
May 12, 20213 min read
New City Catechism 50.2
According to Paul, if we deny the doctrine of the future resurrection of the dead, we unravel the whole fabric of the gospel.
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Aaron O'Kelley
May 10, 20213 min read
New City Catechism 50.1
Christ's resurrection results in two kinds of resurrection for us who are in Christ.
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Aaron O'Kelley
May 7, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 49.3
Hope makes life worth living. Paul's reference to our "blessed hope" has much to teach us about how to orient our lives.
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Aaron O'Kelley
May 5, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 49.2
We are not awaiting a future day when Jesus will become king over this world. He is king now. What does that mean for us?
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Aaron O'Kelley
May 3, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 49.1
God the Son assumed human nature and will remain the God-man forever. The Incarnation will never be undone.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Apr 16, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 46.3
The Lord's Supper calls our attention to the past in remembrance, to the present in love, and to the future in hope.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Apr 12, 20213 min read
New City Catechism 46.1
We are commanded to eat and drink at the Lord's Table in remembrance of him. What is the signficance of remembering?
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Aaron O'Kelley
Mar 24, 20213 min read
New City Catechism 43.2
How did we arrive at two, and only two, ordinances: baptism and the Lord's Supper?
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 26, 20211 min read
New City Catechism 39.3
Why do we pray in Jesus' name? That short phrase that ends our prayers is packed full of theological meaning.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 19, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 38.3
If we are already forgiven of all sins in Christ, why should we confess our sins on a regular basis?
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Aaron O'Kelley
Jan 6, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 32.2
Our justification is a sharing in Christ's death and resurrection as the final judgment brought forward into history.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Jan 4, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 32.1
Salvation affects both our standing with God and our personal condition. Both elements are necessary.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Dec 30, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 31.2
The middle section of the Apostles' Creed gives us a basic summary of the gospel story.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Dec 23, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 30.2
If we do not believe that the gospel is a true account of historical events, we cannot have saving faith. Faith requires assent to truth.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Dec 11, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 28.3
If hell is real, then it must motivate us to want to share the good news of Christ with all who will listen.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Dec 2, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 27.2
Union with Christ by faith is the key difference between those who are right with God and those who remain condemned in Adam.
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