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By Scott Armstrong “Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds” (Hosea 6:1). (Read Hosea 5:15 - 6:6) This passage records a conversation between God and his people. The Lord starts in 5:15 by longing that his rebellious... Continue Reading →
By Scott Armstrong "For there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins... Continue Reading →
By Scott Armstrong "Listen, my people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel: I am God, your God. I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me" (Ps. 50:7-8). (Read Psalm 50:7-15) I am very lucky to have a brother. Since he is only two... Continue Reading →
By Scott Armstrong "Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy" (Ps. 33:1-3). (Read Psalm 33:1-12) Let’s experience these words of worship together for a few... Continue Reading →
By Scott Armstrong “While he was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knelt before him and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.” Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples. Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding... Continue Reading →
By Scott Armstrong "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is... Continue Reading →
This entire month we have been celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Tomorrow will be 500 years to the day when Martin Luther sparked the Reformation by posting his Ninety-Five Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. Many of us know him for that epic act. Yet, what is... Continue Reading →
Dr. Clark Armstrong Martin Luther felt strongly about the priesthood of all believers as it related to the Christian home. He believed that the parents – and particularly the father of each home – was the “priest” of that home. Luther is the one who started the idea of the father or the parents leading... Continue Reading →
By Dr. Clark Armstrong Many people do not realize that the concept of the “priesthood of all believers” was also one of the main tenets of the Reformation from its very start. And many pastors or teachers have overlooked or downplayed that truth. At its beginning, however, the Reformation’s main points were sola scriptura (scripture... Continue Reading →
By Dr. Clark Armstrong One of the great byproducts of the Reformation was that the people started singing. The chants of the monastic era, which had been almost entirely in Latin, were the only music of the church. But suddenly the common people came alive like the early church singing hymns, psalms and spiritual songs... Continue Reading →
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