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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 16, 20222 min read
New City Catechism 51.1
This week we begin with Question 51 of the New City Catechism, found in part 3 (questions 36-52), which focuses on the Spirit,...
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Aaron O'Kelley
Jan 21, 20222 min read
New City Catechism 34.3
Question 34: Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through Christ alone, must we still do good works and obey God’s Word? Answer: Yes,...
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Aaron O'Kelley
Jan 10, 20222 min read
New City Catechism 33.1
This week we begin with Question 33 of the New City Catechism, found in Part 2 (questions 21-35), which focuses on Christ, redemption,...
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Aaron O'Kelley
Jan 3, 20222 min read
New City Catechism 32.1
This week we begin with Question 32 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 17, 20211 min read
New City Catechism 29.3
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
Nov 19, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 25.3
Question 25: Does Christ’s death mean all our sins can be forgiven? Answer: Yes, because Christ’s death on the cross fully paid the...
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Aaron O'Kelley
Nov 17, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 25.2
Question 25: Does Christ’s death mean all our sins can be forgiven? Answer: Yes, because Christ’s death on the cross fully paid the...
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Aaron O'Kelley
Nov 10, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 24.2
Question 24: Why was it necessary for Christ, the Redeemer, to die? Answer: Since death is the punishment for sin, Christ died willingly...
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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 27, 20211 min read
New City Catechism 13.3
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 12, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 7.1
This week we come to Question 7 of the New City Catechism, found in Part 1 (questions 1-20), which focuses on God, creation and the fall,...
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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
Jan 22, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 34.3
There is no greater defense of the gospel than the holy lives of those who profess to believe it.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Jan 11, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 33.1
Can we rely partly on God's grace and partly on our own efforts for salvation? Absolutely not.
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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 18, 20201 min read
New City Catechism 29.3
God demands absolute perfection, and in Christ, that is exactly what we have.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Nov 20, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 25.3
The forgiveness of our sins is one half of justification, but the other half is the counting of Christ's righteousness to us.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Nov 18, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 25.2
In order to be right with God, our sins must be forgiven. The death of Christ has secured this blessing for his people.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Nov 11, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 24.2
The final judgment is necessary to Christian teaching. How does Jesus' death relate to it? What does it mean for us?
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