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10 results for “The Promise and the Law”

WCF Westminster Confession of Faith

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Of the Law of God

Although true believers be not under the law, as a covenant of works, to be thereby justified, or condemned; yet is it …

Of God’s Covenant with Man

This covenant was differently administered in the time of the law, and in the time of the gospel: under the law, it was administered by …

Of the Law of God

God gave to Adam a law, as a covenant of works, by which He bound him and all his posterity …

Of Lawful Oaths and Vows

… is not in his own power, and for the performance whereof he hath no promise of ability from God. In which respects, Popish monastical vows of perpetual single life, …

WLC Westminster Larger Catechism

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What are the duties required in the ninth commandment?

… care of our own good name, and defending it when need requireth; keeping of lawful promises; studying and practicing of whatsoever things are true, honest, lovely, and of good …

What are the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment?

… impair it, rejoicing in their disgrace and infamy; scornful contempt, fond admiration; breach of lawful promises; neglecting such things as are of good report, and practicing, or not avoiding …

What is the moral law?

The moral law is the declaration of the will of God to mankind, directing and binding everyone …

What are those aggravations that make some sins more heinous than others?

… and quality of the offense: if it be against the express letter of the law, break many commandments, contain in it many sins: if not only conceived in the …

What rules are to be observed for the right understanding of the ten commandments?

… understanding of the ten commandments, these rules are to be observed: 1. That the law is perfect, and bindeth everyone to full conformity in the whole man unto the …

BCO Book of Church Order (PCA)

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… their children, who make profession of their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and promise submission to His laws.