Irishcat922
Puritan Board Sophomore
I just finished reading "The Way Of Life" by Charles Hodge, which was a wonderful book and I would highly recommend it. In it Hodge says that a Profession of one's faith is necessary to genuine Christian living, what struck me was the extraordinary way he explains the importance of proper attendence to the Sacraments (Baptim and The Lord's supper) to maintaining a credible profession of one's faith. He states that the word sacrament is actually a Roman military term which was a soldier's public oath of loyalty. In other words the Roman soldier was committed to Country in life and death. I found this interesting in light of how loosely people, especially Minister's today, will throw the term profession of faith around. I think it is very important how we view our commitment to Christ and His Church, and the Sacraments He has entrusted to them.
Do you have a credible Profession Of Faith?
We are recieving the Lord's Supper this coming Lord's Day and I thought this poem would be appropriate.
He was the Word that spake it,
He took the bread and brake it;
And what that Word did make it,
I do believe and take it.
John Donne
Do you have a credible Profession Of Faith?
We are recieving the Lord's Supper this coming Lord's Day and I thought this poem would be appropriate.
He was the Word that spake it,
He took the bread and brake it;
And what that Word did make it,
I do believe and take it.
John Donne