Linked Together: Doctrine And Practice

Two fine posts on the necessity of good theology for right practice.

Theology in the Service of Piety 
“There is no … dichotomy between theology and practice. True theology must alway lead to piety. And there is no path to true piety but by theology” — Mike Riccardi.

Theology and the non-intellectual (me)
“How I live reflects what I think about God and what I think about God affects how I live. Theology and reality necessarily intertwine. Thus we are all theologians in one respect or another. The question remains: what kind of theologians are we?” — Lisa Spence.

A Catechism for Girls and Boys

Questions about the Word, the Church and the Ordinances

134. Q. What does the bread [of the Lord’s Supper] represent?
          A. The bread represents the body of Christ, broken for our sins.

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Sunday's Hymn: He Hideth My Soul

A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,
A wonderful Savior to me;
He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock,
Where rivers of pleasure I see.

Refrain

He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock
That shadows a dry, thirsty land;
He hideth my life with the depths of His love,
And covers me there with His hand,
And covers me there with His hand.

A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,
He taketh my burden away;
He holdeth me up, and I shall not be moved,
He giveth me strength as my day.

With numberless blessings each moment He crowns,
And filled with His fullness divine,
I sing in my rapture, oh, glory to God
For such a Redeemer as mine!

When clothed in His brightness, transported I rise
To meet Him in clouds of the sky,
His perfect salvation, His wonderful love
I’ll shout with the millions on high.

—Fanny Crosby

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

• Update: Jesus, Lover of My Soul at Jam and Books
• Update: Oh God of Beauty and Grace! at Gospel Grace
• Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken at By Grace Alone
• Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent at The Happy Wonderer
• I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say at Challies.com
• Mighty Creator, Merciful and Tender at Conjubilant With Song
• Voices from the Past #21 at Tried With Fire 
• Lord’s Day 21, 2013 at The Thirsty Theologian
• You Weekly Dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: Faultless

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.