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Aaron O'Kelley

Apr 27, 20223 min read

New City Catechism 48.2

Question 48: What is the church? Answer: God chooses and preserves for himself a community elected for eternal life and united by faith,...

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Aaron O'Kelley

Mar 25, 20222 min read

New City Catechism 43.3

NOTE: I am slightly adjusting the wording of the answer to this question by removing the word "seals," which has not historically been...

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Aaron O'Kelley

Jan 14, 20222 min read

New City Catechism 33.3

Question 33: Should those who have faith in Christ seek their salvation through their own works, or anywhere else? Answer: No, they...

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Aaron O'Kelley

Dec 29, 20212 min read

New City Catechism 31.2

Question 31: What do we believe by true faith? Answer: Everything taught to us in the gospel. The Apostles’ Creed expresses what we...

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Aaron O'Kelley

Dec 27, 20212 min read

New City Catechism 31.1

This week we begin with Question 31 of the New City Catechism, found in Part 2 (questions 21-35), which focuses on Christ, redemption,...

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Aaron O'Kelley

Dec 22, 20212 min read

New City Catechism 30.2

Question 30: What is faith in Jesus Christ? Answer: Faith in Jesus Christ is acknowledging the truth of everything that God has revealed...

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Aaron O'Kelley

Dec 20, 20212 min read

New City Catechism 30.1

This week we begin with Question 30 of the New City Catechism, found in found in Part 2 (questions 21-35), which focuses on Christ,...

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Aaron O'Kelley

Dec 15, 20212 min read

New City Catechism 29.2

Question 29: How can we be saved? Answer: Only by faith in Jesus Christ and in his substitutionary atoning death on the cross; so even...

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Aaron O'Kelley

Oct 11, 20212 min read

New City Catechism 20.1

This week we begin with Question 20 of the New City Catechism, found in Part 1 (questions 1-20), which focuses on God, creation and the...

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Aaron O'Kelley

Oct 6, 20212 min read

New City Catechism 19.2

Question 19: Is there any way to escape punishment and be brought back into God’s favor? Answer: Yes, to satisfy his justice, God...

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Aaron O'Kelley

Sep 10, 20212 min read

New City Catechism 15.3

Question 15: Since no one can keep the law, what is its purpose? Answer: That we may know the holy nature and will of God, and the sinful...

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Aaron O'Kelley

Sep 8, 20212 min read

New City Catechism 15.2

Question 15: Since no one can keep the law, what is its purpose? Answer: That we may know the holy nature and will of God, and the sinful...

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Aaron O'Kelley

Aug 25, 20212 min read

New City Catechism 13.2

Question 13: Can anyone keep the law of God perfectly? Answer: Since the fall, no mere human has been able to keep the law of God...

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Aaron O'Kelley

Aug 20, 20211 min read

New City Catechism 12.3

Question 12: What does God require in the ninth and tenth commandments? Answer: Ninth, that we do not lie or deceive, but speak the truth...

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Aaron O'Kelley

Jul 8, 20212 min read

New City Catechism 6.1

This week we come to Question 6 of the New City Catechism, found in Part 1 of the catechism (questions 1-20), which focuses on God,...

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Aaron O'Kelley

Jun 18, 20212 min read

New City Catechism 3.3

Question 3: How many persons are there in God? Answer: There are three persons in the one true and living God: the Father, the Son, and...

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Aaron O'Kelley

Jun 14, 20213 min read

New City Catechism 3.1

This week we come to Question 3 of the New City Catechism, found in Part 1 of the catechism (questions 1-20), which focuses on God,...

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Aaron O'Kelley

Apr 28, 20213 min read

New City Catechism 48.2

God has ordained that the good news of his Son should be communicated by human agency, and this is the focus of the church's mission.

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Aaron O'Kelley

Mar 26, 20212 min read

New City Catechism 43.3

Through our act of going public with our faith in baptism and the Lord's Supper, the Holy Spirit strengthens us in the faith that we exercis

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Aaron O'Kelley

Jan 15, 20212 min read

New City Catechism 33.3

False teachers always add mediators alongside Christ and thus subtract from the glory of his saving work.

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