by C. Matthew McMahon | Aug 2, 2020 | Covenant, God, Jesus Christ, Theology
“‘God’ the Father ‘so loved,’ had such a peculiar, transcendent love, being an unchangeable purpose and act of his will concerning their salvation, towards ‘the world,’ miserable, sinful, lost men of all sorts, not only Jews but Gentiles also, which he peculiarly...
by C. Matthew McMahon | Jul 5, 2020 | Covenant, God, Jesus Christ, Theology
First of all, the style of this epistle to the Galatians is excited and vibrant, which is what the state of the church, which at that time was bewitched by false apostles, demanded. But this epistle has always been a favourite of the great men of the church, and...
by C. Matthew McMahon | Jun 1, 2020 | Coronavirus, God, Jesus Christ, Theology
Remedy (1). First, Keep at the greatest distance from sin, and from playing with the golden bait which Satan holds forth to catch you; for this you have (Romans xii. 9), “Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which is good.” When we meet with anything extremely...
by C. Matthew McMahon | Apr 25, 2020 | Covenant, God, Jesus Christ, Theology
For in election it belongs to the absolute right that God, according to his most free good pleasure, destines sinful and guilty men to salvation; and although all are equal, yet he elects this one instead of another, as in the case with Esau and Jacob … In...
by C. Matthew McMahon | Apr 22, 2020 | church history, Covenant, Ecclesiology, God, Jesus Christ, Reformation
That the Lord’s supper ought not to be celebrated privately, by one person alone may be proven; 1. Because it is a communion, and is the sign of our communion with Christ: but a private supper is no communion. 2. Because it is a solemn thanksgiving; and we ought all...
by C. Matthew McMahon | Apr 12, 2020 | church history, Ecclesiology, Jesus Christ, Reformation, Theology
“First of all, that the observations of the Sabbath is not a bare ordinance of man, or a mere civil or ecclesiastical constitution, appointed only for polity; but an immortal commandment of almighty God, and therefore binds men’s consciences. 2. The same was given to...
