Article XXVIII: Of the Lord’s Supper
This post is part of a Lenten series on the 39 Articles. Article XXVIII: Of the Lord’s Supper The Supper of the Lord is not only a sign of the love that Christians ought...
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Article XXVII: Of Baptism
This post is part of a Lenten series on the 39 Articles. Article XXVII: Of Baptism Baptism is not only a sign of profession and mark of difference whereby Christian men are discerned from...
Article XXVI: Of the unworthiness of the ministers, which hinders not the effect of the sacraments
This post is part of a Lenten series on the 39 Articles. Article XXVI: Of the unworthiness of the ministers, which hinders not the effect of the sacraments Although in the visible Church the...
Article XXV: Of the sacraments
This post is part of a Lenten series on the 39 Articles. Article XXV: Of the sacraments Sacraments ordained of Christ be not only badges or tokens of Christian men’s profession, but rather they...
Article XXIV: Of speaking in the congregation in such a tongue as the people understandeth
This post is part of a Lenten series on the 39 Articles. Article XXIV: Of speaking in the congregation in such a tongue as the people understandeth It is a thing plainly repugnant to...
Article XXII: Of purgatory
This post is part of a Lenten series on the 39 Articles. Article XXII: Of purgatory The Romish doctrine concerning Purgatory, Pardons, worshipping and adoration as well of Images as of Relics, and also...
Article XVI: Of sin after baptism
This post is part of a Lenten series on the 39 Articles. Article XVI: Of sin after baptism Not every deadly sin willingly committed after Baptism is sin against the Holy Ghost, and unpardonable....
Article VIII: Of the Three Creeds
This post is part of a Lenten series on the 39 Articles. Article VIII: Of the Three Creeds The three Creeds, Nicene Creed, Athanasius’ Creed, and that which is commonly called the Apostles’ Creed,...
I love Ash Wednesday
I used to dislike Ash Wednesday. Intensely. The only thing I looked forward to was the brilliance of Allegri’s Miserere mei, Deus. And then a number of years ago I realized something obvious: Ash...