Unless the Lord builds the house,those who build it labor in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the city,the watchman stays awake in vain.– Psalm 127:1

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction – Proverbs 1:7

That grace which was to be the spring of all the blessings of this covenant, unto the glory of God and salvation of the church, was to be deposited in some safe hand, for the accomplishment of these ends. In the first covenant, God at once committed unto man that whole stock of grace which was necessary to enable him unto the obedience of it. And the grace of reward which he was to receive upon the performance of it, […]

First published in 1563, the Heidelberg Catechism has been used by Christians around the world ever since.  The Catechism summarizes the major teachings of Holy Scripture in one hundred and twenty-nine memorable questions and answers. Hiedelberg Catechism

Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country, and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in faithfulness and in righteousness. – Zechariah 8:7-8

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction – Proverbs 1:7

The “laws of God,” therefore, are here taken largely, for the whole revelation of the mind and will of God. By what way or revelation soever God makes known himself and his will unto us, requiring our obedience therein, it is all comprised in that expression of “his laws.” From these things we may easily discern the nature of that grace which is contained in this first branch of the first promise of the covenant. And this is, the effectual […]

Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country, and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in faithfulness and in righteousness. – Zechariah 8:7-8

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction – Proverbs 1:7

No covenant between God and man ever was, or ever could be stable and effectual, as unto the ends of it, that was not made and confirmed in Christ.—God first made a covenant with us in Adam. There was nothing therein but the mere defectability of our natures as we were creatures that could render it ineffectual. And from thence did it proceed. In him we all sinned, by breach of covenant. The Son of God had not then interposed […]