Trinity Fellowship

Ascension Day reminds us that Christ not only rose from the grave, but that having done this, He was exalted to a universal kingship far greater than His grandfather David's. Christ remains seated at the right hand of the Father until all His enemies have been made a footstool. The time between Christ's first coming and His second coming is the age of the conquest and victory of The Great Commissi...

Baptism is a step of obedience for those that have been transferred from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light. It is a public sign that our allegiances have changed; that we are no longer slaves to sin but belong body and soul to Jesus Christ. In baptism we are confessing that we have died to sin and been made alive to the things of God. As we do this, Christ is also ministering to us,...

Resuming discussion on the possibility of establishing a Classical Christian School, supporting Christian homeschooling, and possible areas of overlap.

Our Great High Priest has secured our salvation by being superior in every way. He has been appointed by the Father, chosen from among men to mediate between God and man, and has offered the final gift and sacrifice of His life. We know that He is the Appointed One because the Father vindicated Him by raising Him back to life after receiving His atonement. His perfect and unshakable priesthood sec...

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

I could not say to you, "Pray," not even to you saints, unless it were a throne of grace, much less could I talk of prayer to you sinners; but now I will say this to every sinner here, though he should think himself to be the worst sinner that ever lived, cry unto the Lord and seek Him while He may be found. A throne of grace is a place fitted for you; go to your knees, by simple faith go to your...

We are urged to press forward to the goal of blissful rest and unbroken fellowship with the Lord. The final perfect rest has already been accomplished by our older brother Jesus as He paved the way for us. We continue to toil as we follow after Him, happily anticipating our final rest at the glorious consummation of all things. For now, we continue to toil through tears, through sin, and through o...

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

The gospel is not a message we need to hear only once, at the beginning of the Christian life. The gospel of the crucified, risen, and ascended Lord not only makes us into Christians, but it keeps us persevering in the faith. In Christ, our failures are hidden in His victory; our faithlessness is covered by His faithfulness. His power is made available to us through the Holy Spirit. With Paul, we...

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

In Psalm 22, we see the life of King David enlarged and applied to Jesus Christ. What begins in humiliation ends in exaltation. Christ suffers and is brought low on behalf of His brothers. He feels the pain of dereliction, of abandonment by the Father as He bears the putrid sin of His people. Yet even in this, He is able to see that the Father is still His Father. Christ exits the tomb vindicated...

Let Jesus Christ go before you in battle; the source of your confidence. Fix your thoughts on Him. Look closely at the perfection and sufficiency of His work on your behalf and remember that because of Him even death has lost its power. When the enemy levels his accusations against you that you are a great sinner, you can remind him that Christ died for sinners. Everything in today's passage shoul...

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

The God-Man has become like us in every way. He shares the same flesh and blood as we do, and yet remains truly God. Only God Himself can satisfy His righteous requirements. Only a Man can serve as a representative for men. In Christ Jesus, man is represented and God is satisfied. In Christ Jesus, we have an older brother who entered the ruined wilderness left by our first parents. He was able to...

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

This passage has reminded us that we all partake in humanity and take part in the things of the world. The question before us is which humanity we are part of; that which belongs to Adam or that which belongs to Christ? Which world are we living in; the one which has passed away or the one which continues to be raised up? Sin brought shame and dishonour, putting us lower than the angels. But redem...

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

In the Scriptures, we do not merely hear from angels, but from the Lord Himself. Jesus Christ has been elevated above the angels, such that even they must offer worship to Him. In Christ, we are offered a greater salvation and greater blessings than were previously known. To neglect the greater salvation is to invite greater judgment than previously known. Have you been drifting? Have you neglecte...

Christ has inherited a name that no angel has ever enjoyed, "Son". He receives worship that no angel is worthy of receiving. He laid out the foundation of the world before the angels were created, and He will remain after the creation is wrapped up and transformed. Christ has taken the throne that no angel is worthy to sit on, and from there He is commanding all affairs in heaven and on earth. He...

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

Men, we can be gentle with our families. We can patiently and joyfully share the Gospel and our lives with them. We can "be Christ to them" by modeling Him and expressing our pleasure in Him. We can, like Paul, work hard in our job and also in proclaiming the Gospel to our children with exhortation and encouragement. Why? To please God and because we have so fond an affection for them as they are...

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith