Category: God & His Work

No sign—except the sign of Jonah

“And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. For as Jonas [Jonah] was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineve [Nineveh] shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here” (Luke 11:29-32).

Jesus will soon come in the clouds to judge the nations. He will come to judge you and me, and we will all stand before Him. But though He came so many years ago to show mercy by dying on the cross, suffering the wrath of God for sinners, yet as the great Prophet, He powerfully denounced His generation and threatened fearful judgment. They had received so much, but had proven so unworthy of their blessings!

What is Jesus’ verdict on our generation? Will He acquit? Or will Jesus call witnesses against us?

Join us for our afternoon service at 4:00 p.m. this Lord’s day (Sunday) at the Presbyterian Reformed Church, located at 1870 Route 50, in Tuckahoe. And please feel free to stay after for a shared supper around 5:30 p.m. We would love to have you there!

Adoración Evangélica, por Jeremiah Burroughs

Esp. Esta es la primera entrega de mi grabación de esta gran obra puritana en inglés y español. El capítulo 1 ya está completo, y sigo avanzando. Vea más en la página de YouTube de Reformed Parish. (La lectura comienza a los 20 segundos de la grabación).

Eng. This is the first installment of my recording of this great Puritan work in English and Spanish. Chapter 1 is complete now, and I continue to make progress. See more at the Reformed Parish YouTube page. (Reading begins about 20 seconds into the recording.)

The “name above every name” and the name of Jesus

I designed this graphic that illustrates how even the New World Translation of Jehovah’s Witnesses confirms that Jesus is fully divine. Paul in two New Testament passages takes up the very words of Jehovah recorded in Isaiah 45 and applies them to Jesus. What is the “name above every name?” Jehovah, no doubt. But Paul says that the Father gives that “name above every name” to Jesus.

Tragically, the Watchtower organization continues to deceive its followers. But what do you think, friend? Contact me: I’d love to talk to you. Pr. Michael Ives: 609-459-3580.

¿Quién controla el viento y las aguas?

Diseñé el siguiente cuadro que ilustra la divinidad de Jesús el Mesías, usando solamente la Traducción del Nuevo Mundo. Ni siquiera la Sociedad Watchtower puede suprimir por completo la abrumadora evidencia bíblica de que Jehová mismo vino en la carne. ¡Juzgue usted mismo!

El «nombre sobre todo nombre» y el nombre de Jesus

Diseñé este gráfico que ilustra cómo incluso la Traducción del Nuevo Mundo de los Testigos de Jehová confirma que Jesús es totalmente divino. Pablo en dos pasajes del Nuevo Testamento retoma las mismas palabras de Jehová registradas en Isaías 45 y las aplica a Jesús. ¿Cuál es el «nombre sobre todo nombre»? Jehová, sin duda. Pero Pablo dice que el Padre da ese «nombre sobre todo nombre» a Jesús.

Trágicamente, la organización Watchtower continúa engañando a sus seguidores. ¿Pero qué piensa usted, amigo? Póngase en contacto conmigo—me encantaría hablar con usted. Pr. Michael Ives: 609-459-3580.

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The Church’s duty to teach election

As the doctrine of divine election by the most wise counsel of God was declared by the prophets, by Christ Himself, and by the apostles, and is clearly revealed in the Scriptures, both of the Old and New Testament, so it is still to be published in due time and place in the Church of God, for which it was peculiarly designed, provided it be done with reverence, in the spirit of discretion and piety, for the glory of God’s most holy Name, and for enlivening and comforting His people, without vainly attempting to investigate the secret ways of the Most High. “For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God” (Acts 20:27); “O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been His counsellor?” (Rom. 11:33–34); “For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith” (Rom. 12:3); “Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath: that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us” (Heb. 6:17–18)

The Canons of Dort (1619), 1.14