by C. Matthew McMahon | Feb 10, 2020 | Idolatry, Worship
“II. Some ceremonies are devised and established by men are properly called adiaphora, that is, a thing neither evil nor good, or an act which is left free, or an ecclesiastical rule. … They do not take the place of the indispensable worship service, such as the use...
by C. Matthew McMahon | Feb 9, 2020 | Ecclesiology, Idolatry, Sacraments, Worship
In the observance of the 4th command consists the practice of the other 9; in the neglect of it is the neglect of all religion As in the first commandment the substance of God’s worship is set down—namely that we, knowing and acknowledging the only true God to be our...
by C. Matthew McMahon | Jan 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Debrecen Synod (1567) said, “all marks and organs of idolatry and the Mass are totally forbidden in the second commandment— indeed, everywhere in the New Testament,” and with several proofs from Scripture prove that “idols and the marks and purposes of...
by C. Matthew McMahon | Jan 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
He who is the beginning of all things, must likewise of necessity be the end of them all; and then are our intentions rightest and purest, when we are most possessed with the desire of that highest end, the glory of God, and look straightest unto it. And if this...
by C. Matthew McMahon | Jan 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Strive after well-grounded Assurance of a good spiritual state. Labour not only, That God, Christ, Grace, and Glory may be yours: but also, That ye may know assuredly they are yours. Assurance is possible; For God’s Spirit is given to help us to it, &c. Many have...
