MELANCHTHON, PHILIPP (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; at Bretten in Baden on the 16th of February 1497 – 19 April 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, an intellectual leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and influential designer of educational systems. Author of i.a. the Apology of the Augsburg Confession.

He is commemorated today according to the LCMS calendar.

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Melanchthon,_Philipp

Psalm 91 v 1,2,3
Dewey Westra, 1961, & William Helder, 1972

1 Those dwelling in the hiding place
Of God Most High shall tarry
Beneath the shadows of His grace;
His goodness will not vary.
My Fortress when I am beset,
My Rock: I trust Him ever,
For He will from the fowler’s net
His faithful ones deliver.
2 He’ll save you from the pestilence,
His wings as shelter lending.
His pinions are your sure defense,
His truth a shield unbending.
At night you will not fear the gloom,
Nor, during day, the arrow,
Nor havoc that may spread at noon,
Nor nights of plagues and sorrow.
3 A thousand at your side may fall,
But you’ll be safely guarded;
When tens of thousands die in all,
You’ll see the foe rewarded.
Since you the LORD your refuge made,
Your rock and habitation,
No evil shall your tents invade,
Nor plague and tribulation.

Modern day historic protestants lack a hatred for the antichrist Babylonian institution called Roman Catholicism. We need to bring it back or souls will perish. These Romanist 'churches' are synagogues of Satan and the Pope is the antichrist.

This stream was excellent. Everyone who is serious about this movement should watch this, chances are Mark has much more experience than you and he REALLY knows what he's talking about.

https://www.group-telegram.com/markacollett/15731

Every Sunday part of the Catechism is posted. This week we have Lord's day 13 from the Heidelberg catechism.

Lord’s Day 13
33.Q. Why is He called God’s “only begotten Son” when we also are God’s children?
A. Because Christ alone is the eternal, natural Son of God. We, however, are adopted children of God - adopted by grace through Christ.
John 1:1-3,14,18; John 1:12; Romans 8:14-17; Ephesians 1:5,6; Hebrews 1.

34.Q. Why do you call Him “our Lord”?
A. Because - not with gold or silver, but with His precious blood - He has set us free from sin and from the tyranny of the devil, and has bought us, body and soul, to be His very own.
1 Corinthians 6:20; Colossians 1:13,14; 1 Timothy 2:5,6; Hebrews 2:14,15; 1 Peter 1:18,19.

Blessed Lord's day!

Heidelberg Catechism Q 103: "What does God require in the fourth commandment?"

First, that the ministry of the gospel and the schools be maintained;[a] and that I, especially on the sabbath*, that is, on the day of rest, diligently frequent the church of God,[b] to hear his word,[c] to use the sacraments,[d] publicly to call upon the Lord,[e] and contribute to the relief of the poor.[f] Secondly, that all the days of my life I cease from my evil works, and yield myself to the Lord, to work by his Holy Spirit in me: and thus begin in this life the eternal sabbath.[g]

a: Titus 1:5, 2 Timothy 3:14, 2 Timothy 3:15, 1 Timothy 5:17, 1 Corinthians 9:11, 1 Corinthians 9:13, 1 Corinthians 9:14, 2 Timothy 2:2
b: Psalm 40:10, Psalm 40:11, Psalm 68:27, Acts 2:42, Acts 2:46
c: 1 Timothy 4:13, 1 Corinthians 14:19, 1 Corinthians 14:29, 1 Corinthians 14:31
d: 1 Corinthians 11:33
e: 1 Timothy 2:1, 1 Timothy 2:2, 1 Timothy 2:3, 1 Timothy 2:8, 1 Timothy 2:9, 1 Timothy 2:10, 1 Timothy 2:11, 1 Corinthians 14:16
f: 1 Corinthians 16:2
g: Isaiah 66:23

*This concerns an addition, which has been adopted from the translation by Peter Datheen. In the original text of the Catechism, only the 'day of rest' is mentioned.

GOODWIN, THOMAS (5 October 1600 – 23 February 1680), English Nonconformist divine, was born at Rollesby, Norfolk. Chaplain to Oliver Cromwell. Member of the Westminster Assembly.

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Goodwin,_Thomas

Preaching of Knox before the Lords of the Congregation (in the Parish Church of St. Andrew's, 10 June 1559) by David Wilkie

ORDER not chaos

Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), Nuenen, January-February 1884 and Autumn 1885

Psalm 72 v 11
Zijn Naam moet eeuwig eer ontvangen;
Men loov’ Hem vroeg en spa;
De wereld hoor’, en volg’ mijn zangen,
Met “amen, amen” na.

English (Psalm 72 v 10): W. van der Kamp, 1972, & William Helder, 1980
Blest be the LORD, for He so glorious
Alone does wondrous things.
O God, in all the earth our chorus
With “Amen, Amen” rings.

And so you should understand the words “everyone who asks” to mean any such person (without discrimination), whether he is a foreigner or a citizen and compatriot, stranger or relative by blood, friend or foe, believer or unbeliever (Matthew 5.34, 44 and Luke 6:27, 32). In short, “every neighbor.” And therefore our neighbor is anyone at all who is in need of our help in light of the state he is in, and for whose help and assistance we are given the opportunity and the means, as Christ teaches (over against the Jews) in the parable of the wounded man (Luke 10:30). But at the same time we should, depending on the degree of affinity and fellowship, exercise greater generosity towards those who are our own, namely our relatives, than to strangers (1 Timothy 5:8, 16); and towards members of the household of faith and the saints rather than the gentiles (Galatians 6:10); it is this especially that 2 Peter 1:7 calls “brotherly love.” But while we should begin with those who are own, we ought not to stop with them.

- Synopsis Purioris Theologiae, On Almsgiving.