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From Gratitude to Obedience: Can We Get There from Here?

November 24, 2014 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

You’ve probably heard the joke about the fellow who asked for directions only to be told “Sorry. You can’t get there from here.” In the Reformed tradition we think gratitude leads us to obey God’s expressed will. But as a comment in last week’s post on the life of gratitude asked “…it seems like a stretch to […]

Filed Under: Bible, Theology Tagged With: Gratitude, Ten Commandments, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Westminister Larger Catechism

What Does The Life of Gratitude Look Like? (Heidelberg Catechism, Q93)

November 21, 2014 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Thanksgiving is coming next week! I love having a day that almost requires me to say “Thank you!” to God and to people around me. I want my whole life to focus on giving thanks. What does a thankful life look like? If you have been here before you know that I often post about […]

Filed Under: Bible, Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: Decalogue, Gratitude, Ten Commandments, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Two Tables, Two Tablets

The 10 Best Pieces of Advice You’ll Get Today! (Heidelberg Catechism, Q92)

November 13, 2014 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

A long time ago I heard a speaker (I think it was Steve Hayner) quote a big survey of college students. Most agreed that the Ten Commandments were very important as a guide to life and ethics. Most could not remember just exactly what all ten commandments were. Oops. I was writing earlier this week about […]

Filed Under: Bible, Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: Gratitude, Guilt grace and gratitude, Ten Best Ways to Live, Ten Commandments, Third use of the Law, Young Children and Worship

How Do You Find God’s Will? (Heidelberg Catechism, Q91)

November 11, 2014 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

If you follow Jesus, sooner or later the question is going to come up: What is God’s will?” We love God. We want our lives to please God. But how on earth can we figure out what God really wants? A full century after the Pentecostal movement drew our attention to the presence of the Holy Spirit, […]

Filed Under: Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: Discerning the will of God, Finding the Will of God, Hearing God's voice, Ten Commandments, Third use of the Law

How to Organize Your Faith (Heidelberg Catechism Q24)

September 23, 2014 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Shhh! A whole lot of Christians are quietly afraid that someday, someone will ask them about their faith. We need some outline points, like the pegs on a coat rack. No hooks and you just have a pile of stuff on the floor. Add a row of pegs and you can hang up a whole lot of stuff […]

Filed Under: Bible, Faith, Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: Apostles' Creed, Confirmation, Evangelism, Guilt grace and gratitude, Know what you believe, Lord's Prayer, Sharing your faith, Ten Commandments

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