Reformation and Diversity
By Aaron Lord
To be Reformed Baptist is to affirm the 1689 London Baptist Confession.
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The First of the Sabbaths
By Aaron LordAlthough it is sometimes translated as “week” in the New Testament, the Greek word sabbaton is more often used to refer to the Sabbath day. Of the times when it is translated, “week”, all but three of them refer to the very morning of Christ’s resurrection, where it speaks of the “first... [Read More] -
Go ahead and choose your idols… but I and my family will serve Yahweh
By Aaron LordJoshua 24:15 is often used as a memory verse, ommitting about half of it: “Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve…. As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord” (NIV, abridged). I can think of Family Camp on Catalina where that was the memory verse... [Read More] -
The Creation Ordinances
By Aaron LordThe three Creation Ordinances are Marriage - Healthy families and honoring God. Dominion - Knowing and following our vocation in life. Sabbath - If we will honor God with our labor, we must also show our submission to his Lordship by resting from our labors when he tells us to... [Read More] -
Two Hermeneutics: Covenant Theology vs. Dispensationalism and the Fourth Commandment
By Aaron LordOne of the most important passages for believers who seek to have a unified Biblical understanding is Matthew 5:17-19: [Read More] -
Ava’s feeding herself!
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The Lord’s Day in The Valley of Vision
By Aaron LordO LORD,We commune with thee every day,but week days are worldly days,and secular concerns reduce heavenly impressions.We bless thee therefore for the day sacred to our soulswhen we can wait upon thee and be refeshed;We thank thee for the institutions of religionby use of which we draw near to thee... [Read More] -
Ninja coding: it’s legendary
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Reformed Theology: The Christian Sabbath
By Aaron LordHere is a very good sermon manuscript by Bryn MacPhail on a Canadian reformed theology website entitled “Should Christians Keep the Sabbath?” This pretty accurately summarizes our family’s Confessional view on the Lord’s Day, including the “duties of necessity” portion, which is implied by the heads of grain in Mark... [Read More] -
Ecclesiastes 3:14-15 (ESV)
By Aaron LordI came across this in my morning devotions: I perceived that whatever God does endures forever, nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him. That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has... [Read More]