Thankful Thursday

Join me in thanking God for the past week’s blessings.

I’m thankful 

• for work done, for God-given energy and focus. 
• for this week’s visitors and guests—those who stayed for a few minutes, for a few hours, for a meal, or overnight.
• for save travel for the travelers in the family, and for joyful homecomings.
• for summer weather and summer food, especially fresh salads and ice cream cones.
• for fun with the grandchildren. 
• that the Son came (link won’t work until tomorrow morning). 

Kim was thankful today, too.

What are you thankful for? Why not leave a comment with your thanksgiving?

Theological Term of the Week

polytheism
The belief that there are many gods; the worship of multiple deities.  

• Scripture teaching against polytheism: 

“You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD,

“and my servant whom I have chosen,

that you may know and believe me

and understand that I am he.

Before me no god was formed,

nor shall there be any after me. (Isaiah 43:10 ESV)




For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,
but the Lord made the heavens. (Psalm 96:5 ESV)

Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “an idol has no real existence,” and that “there is no God but one.” For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”—yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. (1 Corinthians 8:4-6 ESV)

“You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD,“and my servant whom I have chosen,that you may know and believe meand understand that I am he.Before me no god was formed,nor shall there be any after me. (Isaiah 43:10 ESV)



For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,
but the Lord made the heavens. (Psalm 96:5 ESV)

Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “an idol has no real existence,” and that “there is no God but one.” For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”—yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. (1 Corinthians 8:4-6 ESV)

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Heidelberg Catechism

Question 45. How do we benefit from the resurrection of Christ?

Answer: First, by his resurrection Christ has overcome death, so that he could make us partakers of that righteousness which he purchased for us by his death; (a) secondly, by his power we too are raised up to a new life; (b) and lastly, Christ’s resurrection is a sure pledge of our blessed resurrection. (c)

(Scriptural proofs after the fold.)

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