The Lord Veiled but He Confronts in Word and Sacraments
“The Word and Sacraments are the forms of abasement which Christ the Mediator to-day assumes in confronting us with His grace and challenge. They are the symbols by which He to-day accommodates Himself to our limited capacity for apprehending the divine and veils that in Himself with which we cannot bear to be directly confronted. The same self-revealing Lord who showed Himself to the people of Israel in many and varied forms, ceremonies, dreams and visions, confronts us to-day when the Word is preached and the Sacraments administered, and it is to the Word and Sacraments that we must turn if we wish to enter into communion with Him.”
Ronald Wallace in his, Calvin's Doctrine of the Word and Sacrament, p. 22
G. Mark Sumpter
"There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God." --Psalm 46:4
- Mark Sumpter
- Serving God with His people at Faith OPC has been a great joy and blessing. When I grow up, I want to umpire Little League Baseball. I will revel on that day when I can say to a 10-year-old boy after four pitched balls, "Take a walk in the sunshine." My wife of 30+ years, Peggy, consistently demonstrates the love of Christ and remains my very best friend. Our six children, our four lovely, sweetie-pie daughters-in-law, and our four grandchildren serve as resident theologians.
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Mark,
Just wondering if you might be interested in contributing to the resource library for calledtoyouthministry.com.
Loved the post! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
God bless,
Betsy
betsy@calledtotyouthministry.com
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