Ecclesiastes Quote

"A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men: and the living will lay it to his heart.

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity." - Ecclesiastes 7:1-6  (ABS 1911)

Fredrick Nymeyer Quote

"What gold is to money, the Law of God is to liberty."  - Fredrick Nymeyer

Predestination

I think the Bible is full of proof that predestination is true, but the Lord will reveal things at certain times, and its like: "How could I not see that before?"

I've been reading through 1 Kings the past few days, and I was at an event last night where one of the verses preached about was the same (Predestination was not talked about).  I read Chapter 13 yesterday but it did not hit me until this morning. When Jeroboam is reprehended by the Prophet, he prophesied saying: "And he cried against the altar by the commandment of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord, Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name, and upon thee shall he sacrifice the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and they shall burn men's bones upon thee." 1 Kings 13:2 (1599 Geneva)

So, not only did this prophet declare the wrath of God upon a wicked order of the day, but he also declared something that was going to happen! For that matter, ALL of the prophecies that are in the Bible whether they be completed or not, imply a basic acceptance of the Sovereignty of God, they imply that He governs and guides all things. They imply that God has predestinated all things by the counsel of His will.

"O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself, neither is it in man to walk and to direct his steps." Jeremiah 10:23

"The heart is deceitful and wicked above all things, who can know it? I the Lord search the heart, and try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his works."

Theonomy Resources: It's NOT the Economy Stupid! (Against the World)

Theonomy Resources: It's NOT the Economy Stupid! (Against the World)

R. J. Rushdoony Quote

"To have none other gods, means to have no other law than God's law, and no activity or thought apart from His law-word. Whether for food, to uphold the civil law, in warfare, or in self-defense, blood can be shed only in terms of God's word. Where God permits it, man cannot contradict God or propose a "better" or "higher" way without sin.

Thus, to regard vegetarianism, pacifism, or non-resistance in all cases, as a "higher" way is to treat God's way as lower than man's."

R. J. Rushdoony - The Institutes of Biblical Law Vol. 1, P. 47.
In talking of the 1st Commandment and the Shema Israel

Denying Self: The Key to Christian Living

John Calvin on Denying Self: The Key to Christian Living
In a book titled A Guide to Christian Living, Being part of book 3 of The Institutes of the Christian Religion translated from the French edition of 1560 by Robert White, published by Banner of Truth Trust.

Chapter 2. Point 2. Seeking God's Will and His Glory

"The corollary of this is, as we have said, that instead of seeking the things which suit us, we should seek the things which please God and which serve to exalt his glory. It is a fine virtue if we can more or less forget self, or at least care less about ourselves, and then loyally strive to follow God and his commands. For when Scripture bids us take no special thought for ourselves, it not only empties our heart of greed, of lust for power and the desire for great honours and alliances, it also seeks to root out all ambition, the longing for fame and other hidden plagues. Every Christian, to be sure, should become familiar with the thought that, throughout his life, it is with God he has to deal.

Knowing this, he will be ready to account to God for all his actions: he will plan nothing which does not comply with God's will and is not rooted in it. For whoever looks to God in all he does will soon rid his mind of every idle thought.

This is the meaning of the self-denial which Christ so strictly requires of all his disciples at the start of their apprenticeship (Matt. 16:24). Once self-denial possesses the human heart, arrogance, pride and empty show are the first things to go; then also greed, intemperance, extravagance and sensual pleasure, with all the other vices which are born of self-love. Conversely, when self-denial is not uppermost, either men will shamelessly throw themselves into every kind of villainy, or else, if the appearance of virtue is preserved, it is defiled by a wicked thirst for glory.

Can anyone show me a man who treats other men with unmerited kindness, and who has not first denied himself according to the Lord's command? Not everyone, however, is so high-minded: the least that can be said is that, in following virtue, many have sought men's praise. Even the philosophers, who fought strenuously to prove that virtue is desirable for its own sake, plainly showed by their vanity that their pursuit of virtue was merely an opportunity for pride. Now ambitious people who look for worldly fame, and others like them who are bursting with hidden conceit, are very far from pleasing God: of the first, God says they have received their reward in this world; of the second, that they are further from the kingdom of God than tax-collectors and prostitutes.

We have not yet, however, clearly explained how many obstacles prevent us from doing good unless we have first denied ourselves. In earlier times it was truly said that a world of evil is hidden in the soul of man. There is no other remedy than self-denial, Which enables us to lay our own preferences aside, and to set our minds on the things which God requires, striving for them only because they are pleasing to him."

Psalm 86

"Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear me: for I am poor and needy. Preserve thou my soul, for I am merciful: my God, save thou thy servant, that trusteth in thee. Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry upon thee continually.
Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

For thou, Lord, art good and merciful, and of great kindness unto all them that call upon thee. Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer, and hearken to the voice of my supplication. In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou hearest me.
Among the gods there is none like thee, O Lord, and there is none that can do like thy works. All nations whom thou hast made, shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy Name.

For thou art great and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone. Teach me thy way, O Lord, and I will walk in thy truth: knit mine heart unto thee, that I may fear thy Name. I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all mine heart: yea, I will glorify thy Name forever. For great is thy mercy toward me, and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest grave. O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought my soul, and have not set thee before them.

But thou, O Lord, art a pitiful God and merciful, slow to anger, and great in kindness and truth. Turn unto me, and have mercy upon me: give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid. Show a token of thy goodness toward me, that they which hate me, may see it, and be ashamed, because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and comforted me."     Psalm 86

R . J . Rushdoony Quote

"If our hope is in a hero or in genius, we will wait for such a leader, and we get a fuhrer or dictator, and we will deserve him. If, however, we see our calling as prophets, priests, and kings under God and in Christ, we will begin the task of reconstruction wherever we are, because we are the future."

R . J. Rushdoony (Roots of Reconstruction, p. 789)

WCF - SHORTER CATECHISM

1. What is the chief end of man?

Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him for ever.



Proofs:

1 Cor. 10:31. "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. "

Romans 11:36. "For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever."

Psalm 73:25-28. "Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever. For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a-whoring from thee. But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works."






Obviously there are many more verses in Holy Scripture that support the catechism, but I will most likely stick to 3-5 verses.

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