Tag: reformation
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Sola Protestants: 5 Differences
ONLY FIVE – 5 Sola’s of the Protestant Reformation You likely understand something of the history of the Church, especially if you’ve followed my previous Saturday posts on Doctrine or our current series in ACTS. Sola in celebration of ‘Reformation Day’ of the Protestant Church, I’ll ask: ‘Do you know what Protestants were protesting about…
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Banquet of the King in the House of Wisdom – 7
A casual quest for wisdom’s banquet We have explored wisdom in this series for the most part from the Bible’s book of Proverbs. Solomon’s fame, fortune and riches brought leaders to his court seeking ‘words of wisdom.’ I suppose they would ask: What can I learn about the success of this wise King? Perhaps if I…
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Nun danket alle Gott
“Now thank we all our God” is a popular Christian hymn. It is a translation from the German “Nun danket alle Gott”, written circa 1636 by Martin Rinkart (1586–1649), which in turn was inspired by Sirach, chapter 50 verses 22–24, from the praises of Simon the high priest. It was translated into English in the 19th Century by Catherine Winkworth. Modern…
