priesthood of all believers

WCF chapter 17: Of the Perseverance of the Saints | John 10:22–30

William Boekestein
Dec 13, 2023
Many people suppose that “true believers are able to fall through their own fault into shameful and atrocious deeds, to persevere and to die in them; and therefore finally to fall and to perish.” [i] This opinion seems to be supported by Scriptural warnings against falling away, and examples in the...

Reformation 101: Priests in Jesus

Caleb Cangelosi
Nov 11, 2016
Having recently passed the 499th anniversary of Luther's posting of the 95 Theses to the Castle Church door in Wittenberg, there is great anticipation of the 500th celebration of this momentous event and the Reformation that it catalyzed. We typically summarize the Reformation by the five solas -...

Stirring words from surprising sources?

Lee Gatiss
Feb 27, 2015
With respect to my colleague, Mr Walker and his recent provocative post... Preparing to lecture recently, I came across these stirring words in some surprising places: 1. Christ is present in his word, since it is he himself who speaks when the holy Scriptures are read in the church. 2. It is the...