Brandon Mills

Pastor. Author. 1689er. Rural. Ανοίξας δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τῆς γραφῆς ταύτης εὐηγγελίσατο αὐτῷ τὸν Ἰησοῦν. @BrandonReforms was stolen

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Sacraments are positive laws pointing us to gospel realities.

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@JeffreyPWiesner Word bro. It’s one of the saddest parts of pastoral ministry to see. Come Lord Jesus.

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God providentially orders and uses both the evil works of the wicked and the good works of us saints to accomplish His redemptive purposes in Christ. (see Mark 14:1-11)

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The gospel produces obedience, but the obedience produced by the gospel is not the gospel itself.

That is why the Marrow is so helpful in explaining that the gospel does not change, nor does the law change.

Instead, the gospel changes the sinner’s relationship to the law.

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“We would beware of Mr. Baxter’s order of setting repentance and works of new obedience before justification, which is indeed a new covenant of works.”

Samuel Rutherford, Influences of the Life of Grace, p.346; cited in MMD p.161

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Say it with me: notitia, assensus, fiducia…

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The Sinaitic Covenant's abrogation with all its trappings shows God's faithfulness to exact the consequences of a conditional law covenant Israel broke.

“Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” Mk. 13:2

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@PatAbendroth Such a helpful gospel rich book man. Thanks for this work. I try and hand out copies regularly. At this point I don’t think there’s a member family in our little rural congregation without a copy.

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“It is the obedience and satisfaction of Christ apprehended by faith, and not our godliness, that is the condition upon which that life is promised, and upon which a real Christian in a dying hour will venture to plead a share in that life.”

Edward Fisher, MMD, p.129

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The only thing you need in order to be qualified to come to Jesus is to be a sinner.

Jesus came, not for the righteous, but for sinners. Not for those who are well, but for the sick. He came to seek and save the lost.

If you are a sinner, poor and needy, lost and ruined, weak and wounded, sick and sore, then you are exactly the kind of person Jesus loves to save.

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The New Covenant is God's end-times covenant for His church.

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@PatAbendroth BC #26
Q. What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer?
A. Christ as our Redeemer executeth the offices of a prophet, of a priest, and of king, both in His estate of humiliation and exaltation
(Act 3:22; Heb 5:5-7; 7:25; 12:25; 2Co 13:3; Psa 2:6, 8-11; Isa 9:6-7; Mat 21:5).

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Word on the street is no one’s a Jew merely outwardly.

(Rom. 2:28)

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Faith in the coming Christ was God’s redemption credit-card for Old Covenant saints.

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@7ummumbonum @MitchellSheten1 You prove my point precisely anon 👌🏻.

“Therefore not even the first covenant was inaugurated without blood.” Heb. 9:18

Implied: The second (New) covenant was inaugurated w/blood.

“so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many…” Heb. 9:28

announce ≠ inaugurate

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PSA: The Covenant of Grace was not inaugurated with animal blood.

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One of the most beautiful and pastorally freeing statements of the Protestant Reformation is found in Article 9 of The Genevan Confession (1536).

Against perfectionism, victory theology, introspective spirituality, and every form of “look within yourself for assurance” Christianity, Calvin reminds believers that even the regenerate continue to battle sin in this life and therefore must always look outside themselves to Christ alone for righteousness and assurance.

“Finally, we acknowledge that this regeneration is so effected in us that, until we slough off this mortal body, there remains always in us much imperfection and infirmity, so that we always remain poor and wretched sinners in the presence of God. And, however much we ought day by day to increase and grow in God's righteousness, there will never be plenitude or perfection while we live here. Thus we always have need of the mercy of God to obtain the remission of our faults and offences. And so we ought always to look for our righteousness in Jesus Christ and not at all in ourselves, and in him be confident and assured, putting no faith in our works.”

— John Calvin, “IX. Remission of Sins Always Necessary for the Faithful,” The Genevan Confession (1536), Creeds of Christendom: The Genevan Confession (1536)

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@JeffreyPerry09

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“Therefore not even the first covenant was inaugurated without blood.” Heb. 9:18

Implied: The second (New) covenant was inaugurated w/blood.

“so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many…” Heb. 9:28

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The sacrifice that inaugurated the Covenant of Grace was Jesus on the cross. Every previous sacrifice was typical and revelatory—a shadow of the coming substance.