Theological Term of the Week

Unitarianism
“[T]he view that there is only one God—the Supreme Being whom Jesus referred to as ‘Father’—and that Jesus himself was not divine, at least not in any literal sense.”1 (Although Unitarians do not believe Jesus was divine, they do claim to follow him.)

• Scripture that proves that Jesus’ disciples were not Unitarians, and neither was the author of Hebrews:

And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. (Matthew 28:9 ESV)

And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.” (Hebrews 1:6 ESV)

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Heidelberg Catechism

Question 42. Since Christ died for us, why must we die, too?

Answer: Our death is not a payment for our sins, (a) but it abolishes sin, and is a passage into eternal life. (b)

(Scriptural proofs after the fold.)

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Sunday's Hymn: Servant Song

Brother, sister let me serve you, 
let me be as Christ to you. 
Pray that I might have the grace, 
to let you be my servant too.

We are pilgrims on a journey, 
We are family on the road. 
We are here to help each other, 
Walk the mile and bear the load.

I will hold the Christ-light for you, 
in the night-time of your fear. 
I will hold my hand out to you, 
speak the peace you long to hear.

I will weep when you are weeping, 
when you laugh I’ll laugh with you. 
I will share your joys and sorrows, 
till we’ve seen this journey through.

When we sing to God in heaven, 
we shall find such harmony. 
Born of all we’ve known together, 
of Christ’s love and agony.

Brother, sister let me serve you, 
let me be as Christ to you. 
Pray that I might have the grace, 
to let you be my servant too.

—Richard Gillard

This hymn is in the hymn book my church uses (when we use hymnals, that is) and we sing it occasionally. It is not my favorite, but it is a favorite of a couple of people I know. In this video, it’s sung by the man who wrote it. (HT: Patrick Chan)

Other hymns, worship songs, prayers, sermons excerpts, or quotes posted today:

• Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise at Graces Daily
• Prayer Is the Soul’s Sincere Desire at The Happy Wonderer
• All People That on Earth Do Dwell at LigonDuncan.com
• Blesses Be the One Who Stooped to Redeem Mankind from Trevin Wax
• Grace and Good Works at Tried With Fire
• Lifting Up Our Hearts - 30 at The Upward Call
• Christ the Fountain of living water at Blogging Theologically
• Lord’s Day 26, 2014 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: “I would have you be decided” at Pyromaniacs

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.