18-1029: God makes His people a royal priesthood to demonstrate and declare His glory through the gospel in the world. From the beginning, God chose His people to serve as priests but sin enslaved, by the Law, until it could be fully and finally atoned in Jesus Christ. Once atoned, God now commissions and...
18-1021: God shapes His people by His Triune nature for righteousness as He leads them in mission. Community and mission culminate God’s revelation as Triune. He sets His love on His people to set forth His love in the world for all to see. The most vibrant testimony is a congregation that faithfully displays...
18-0930: Christian worship forms a right response of one’s whole life to God’s Triune nature in salvation. The Trinity reveals the fullness of God in His revelation. In Ephesians 1:3-14, Paul provides a look at the revelation of God’s Triune nature as he helps us look back on our salvation. God’s work for our...