A Catechism for Girls and Boys

Part III: Questions about Salvation

87. Q. Why do you need Christ as a priest? 
       A. Because I am guilty.

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This Week in Housekeeping

I updated these Theological Term posts:

decree(s) of God

• Fixed formatting.
• Added compatibilism, decretive will, infralapsarianism, order of God’s decrees, and supralapsarianism as related terms.

decretive will

• Added decree(s) of God and preceptive will as related terms.

deity of Christ

• Fixed formatting.
• Added Adoptionism, Arianism, eternal generation of the Son, humanity of Christ, hypostatic union, and Trinity as related terms.

docetism

• Added a link to the docetism entry at Theopedia.
• Added a link to Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry’s Docetism.
• Added a link to Basic Theology’s Docetism entry.
• Added a link to Justin Holcomb’s Know Your Heretics: Docetism.
• Added related terms humanity of Christ and hypostatic union.

Sunday's Hymn: Arise, My Soul, Arise!

Arise, my soul, arise; shake off thy guilty fears;
The bleeding sacrifice in my behalf appears:
Before the throne my surety stands,
Before the throne my surety stands,
My name is written on His hands.

He ever lives above, for me to intercede;
His all redeeming love, His precious blood, to plead:
His blood atoned for all our race,
His blood atoned for all our race,
And sprinkles now the throne of grace.

Five bleeding wounds He bears; received on Calvary;
They pour effectual prayers; they strongly plead for me:
Forgive him, O forgive, they cry,
Forgive him, O forgive, they cry,
Nor let that ransomed sinner die!

The Father hears Him pray, His dear anointed One;
He cannot turn away, the presence of His Son;
His Spirit answers to the blood,
His Spirit answers to the blood,
And tells me I am born of God.

My God is reconciled; His pardoning voice I hear;
He owns me for His child; I can no longer fear:
With confidence I now draw nigh,
With confidence I now draw nigh,
And Father, Abba, Father, cry.

—Charles Wesley

1. Traditional tune.
   
2. Kevin Twit/Indelible Grace tune

Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• Jesus, Lover of My Soul at Fieldstone Cottage
• I Need Thee Every Hour at Rosemary at Home
• Come Thou Fount at Gospel Grace
• God, My King, Thy Might Confessing at Conjubilant With Song
• All Creature of My God and King at The Happy Wonderer
• Lord’s Day 31 at Tried With Fire 
• A Sunday Psalm: The Treasury of David - Psalm 8:1-2 at Theology for Girls
• Lord’s Day 31, 2012 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Faith Alone - July 29, 2012 at The Upward Call

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.