EPC Australia

“Ye shall observe to do therefore as the Lord your God has commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. Ye shall walk in all the ways that the Lord your God has commanded you that ye may live and that it may be well with you...” (Deut. 5:32,33)

(The following is a slightly amended version of an address delivered at the AGM of the John Calvin School Association by Rev. C. Kleyn. Those things that had reference to specifics have been deleted, and an alteration or two has been made to reflect the understanding of the EPC re. the covenant. When the writer speaks of the Reformed Confessions and identifies them, we may apply what is said to our own Westminster Confession, which gathers them up, expands upon them, and testifies to the same Reformed faith. We hope this excellent speech, in its article format, will be of real encouragement to our readers to strive for the establishment and maintenance of truly Reformed schools in our congregations. Though this goal may not be possible for us at the present, let us never loose sight of it, or cease to pray and work towards it. Ed. Rev. Chris Connors).

We should thank and praise God for our abundant consolation in the gospel! Gospel comfort is a buffer between our believing souls and every trial and sorrow that threatens us in this life. Robert Haldane saw the true comfort of the gospel very clearly. Consider some of the blessed comforts he saw that God has given you as a believer in Jesus Christ. May you be able to embrace them into your heart and life by true faith, for your comfort and strength.

Matthew 8:1-13, Ezekiel 36:21-38, Jeremiah 29:10-14

In relation to salvation and all the benefits that flow from and are a part of the redemption purchased by the Lord Jesus Christ, prayer is shown by God in His word to be absolutely necessary for a range of related reasons.