Sunday's Hymn: Jesus Only, Let Me See

For salvation full and free,
Purchased once on Calvary,
Christ alone shall be my plea—
Jesus! Jesus only.

Refrain

Jesus only, let me see,
Jesus only, none save He,
Then my song shall ever be—
Jesus! Jesus only!

He my guide from day to day,
As I journey on life’s way;
Close beside Him let me stay—
Jesus! Jesus only.

May my model ever be
Christ the Lord, and none save He,
That the world may see in me
Jesus! Jesus only.

He shall reign from shore to shore,
His the glory evermore—
Heav’n and earth shall bow before
Jesus! Jesus only.

—Os­wald J. Smith

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

• All Creatures of Our God and King at Gospel Grace
• Guide Me, O Thou Gread Jehovah at By Grace Alone
• The Puritans: Matthew Henry at Challies.com
• The Beatitudes and Christ at Tried With Fire 
• Lord’s Day 32, 2013 at The Thirsty Theologian
• You Weekly Dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: Ticket bought, luggage checked

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.

Reading the Institutes

As part of our dead theologian project at Out of the Ordinary, I’m reading John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion. Today I posted a little on what I’ve read.

Theological Term of the Week

natural knowledge (God’s)
The knowledge which God has by His very nature or essence: his knowledge of himself and what he could do, of every possible combination of causes and effects, of the truths of logic and mathematics; also called necessary knowledge (because given God’s nature, it could not have been different than what it is), or the knowledge of simple intelligence.

• From Systematic Theology by Louis Berkhof: 
  

  [The necessary knowledge of God] is the knowledge which God has of Himself and of all things possible, a knowledge resting on the consciousness of His omnipotence. It is called necessary knowledge because it is not determined by an action of the divine will. Is is also known as the knowledge of simple intelligence, in view of the fact that it is purely an act of divine intellect, without any concurrent action of the divine will.

Learn more:

1. Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry: Natural Knowledge
2. Paul Helm: Molinism 101
3. Theopedia: Molinism
4. Turretinfan: Middle Knowledge - Part 1

Related terms:

• omniscience
• Molinism
• free knowledge
• middle knowledge

Filed under God’s Nature and His Work

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