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Obedience, trembling and embracing

Posted on September 12, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Obedience

This morning I was reading through the Sermon on the Mount and a phrase from the Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF) came to mind. In response to Scripture, the WCF speaks of “. . . yielding obedience to the commands, trembling at the threatenings, and embracing the promises of God for this life, and that […]

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