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Westminster Shorter Catechism. The Westminster Shorter Catechism is a catechism written in 1646 and 1647 by the Westminster Assembly, a synod of English and Scottish theologians and laymen intended to bring the Church of England into greater conformity with the Church of Scotland. The assembly also produced the Westminster Confession of Faith ...
A. Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever." — Westminster Assembly ( Wikiquote ), first question of the Westminster Shorter Catechism. "There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry: 'Mine!'". — Abraham Kuyper ( Wikiquote ), as quoted in ...
Hedonism. Christian hedonism is a Christian doctrine believed by some evangelicals. The term was coined by John Piper in his 1986 book Desiring God based on Vernard Eller 's earlier use of the term hedonism to describe the same concept. [1] Piper summarizes this philosophy of the Christian life as "God is most glorified in us when we are most ...
The Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647) is an example: Q. What is the chief end of man? A. To glorify God and enjoy Him forever! Q. What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him? A. The word of God which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments is the only rule to direct us how we may glorify and ...
Let the earth glorify the Lord, praise him and highly exalt him for ever. Glorify the Lord, O mountains and hills, and all that grows upon the earth, praise him and highly exalt him for ever. Glorify the Lord, O springs of water, seas, and streams, O whales and all that move in the waters, All birds of the air, glorify the Lord, praise him and ...
John Goss. " Praise, my soul, the King of heaven " is a Christian hymn. Its text, which draws from Psalm 103, was written by Anglican divine Henry Francis Lyte. [1] First published in 1834, it endures in modern hymnals to a setting written by John Goss in 1868, and remains one of the most popular hymns in English-speaking denominations. [2]
Let us bless the Father and the Son with the Holy Spirit: Let us praise and glorify him above all forever. Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord Let us praise and glorify him above all forever. Sing praise to our God, all you his servants and you who fear God, the small and the great. Let us praise and glorify him above all forever.
Psalm 100 is the 100th psalm in the Book of Psalms in the Tanakh. [1] In English, it is translated as "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands" in the King James Version (KJV), and as "O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands" in the Book of Common Prayer (BCP). Its Hebrew name is מִזְמוֹר לְתוֹדָה, 'Mizmor l'Todah' and it ...