For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen. —Romans 11:36
Practical Piety
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People’s perceptions often differ from God’s understanding, as He evaluates the heart and spirit. The heart is considered the source of spiritual life, necessitating constant vigilance against worldly temptations. Keeping the heart entails nurturing purity and loyalty to God, which fosters sincerity in actions. Such sincerity manifests as spiritual health, growth, nourishment, sense, and motion,…
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Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and…
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The husband stands to the wife in the same relation as Christ stands to the church, and the meaning then is, not as if she were doing a religious duty, but “in like manner as to the Lord”—the duties of the church to Him being the same in Spirit as those of a wife to…
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![Concerning Images And Pictures [Icons] In Christian Churches (Ursinus)](https://pro-rege.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Iconoclasm_Clocher_Saint_Barthelemy_south_side_La_Rochelle.jpg)
Should we make or have images of of God, Christ, and saints in our homes and churches? Why or why not? No; for we must not pretend to be wiser than God, who will have his people taught not by dumb images, but by the lively preaching of his word.
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The Westminster Assembly’s Act from August 24, 1647, emphasizes the importance of secret, private, and family worship to cherish piety and prevent division within congregations. It mandates that ministers and elders oversee the observance of these worship practices, encouraging diligence and accountability to enhance individual and national reformation and revival.
