(2) The Criteria for Determining the Sacraments

Article 33: The Sacraments.
We believe that our gracious God, on account of our weakness and infirmities, hath ordained the sacraments for us, thereby to seal unto us His promises, and to be pledges of the good will and grace of God toward us, and also to nourish and strengthen our faith, which He hath joined to the Word of the gospel, the better to present to our senses both that which He signifies to us by His Word and that which He works inwardly in our hearts, thereby assuring and confirming in us the salvation which He imparts to us. For they are visible signs and seals of an inward and invisible thing, by means whereof God worketh in us by the power of the Holy Ghost. Therefore the signs are not in vain or insignificant, so as to deceive us. For Jesus Christ is the true object presented by them, without whom they would be of no moment. 
Moreover, we are satisfied with the number of sacraments which Christ our Lord hath instituted, which are two only, namely, the sacrament of baptism and the holy supper of our Lord Jesus Christ.




(5) The Time of Abraham’s Justification

Bible Text: Romans 4:9-12 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: Righteousness by Faith Alone

I. With Respect to His Physical Circumcision
II. With Respect to His External Call




The Consecration of the First Aaronic Priests

Bible Text: Leviticus 8 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart

I. Its Seven Elements
II. Its General Characteristics
III. Its Gospel Abrogation




Not Forsaking the Assembly of the Saints




(1) The Idea of the Ark

I. A Place for the Ten Commandments
II. A Place for the Mercy Seat
III. A Place for Divine Revelation
 




(1) Introduction and Rome’s Sacramentology

Article 33: The Sacraments.
We believe that our gracious God, on account of our weakness and infirmities, hath ordained the sacraments for us, thereby to seal unto us His promises, and to be pledges of the good will and grace of God toward us, and also to nourish and strengthen our faith, which He hath joined to the Word of the gospel, the better to present to our senses both that which He signifies to us by His Word and that which He works inwardly in our hearts, thereby assuring and confirming in us the salvation which He imparts to us. For they are visible signs and seals of an inward and invisible thing, by means whereof God worketh in us by the power of the Holy Ghost. Therefore the signs are not in vain or insignificant, so as to deceive us. For Jesus Christ is the true object presented by them, without whom they would be of no moment. 
Moreover, we are satisfied with the number of sacraments which Christ our Lord hath instituted, which are two only, namely, the sacrament of baptism and the holy supper of our Lord Jesus Christ.




(3) David and the Non-Imputation of Sins

I. The Meaning of It
II. The Significance of It
III. The Blessedness of It




(4) David and the Imputation of Righteousness

I. The Argument of Scripture
II. The Comparison With Abraham
III. The Height of Blessedness




Worship and Images of God

I. The Wrong Ways
II. The Right Way




(2) The Justification of the Ungodly

I. The Debt of Works Excluded
II. The Characteristics of Faith Explained
III. The Nature of Imputation Implied