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Confessing of sin and assurance of pardon

Reformed Worship: The Law, Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon

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  • Wes L. Bredenhof

This article is about some elements of the worship service: the reading of the law, the confession of sin and the assurance of pardon.

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A Missing Link in Reformed Liturgy

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  • Karel Deddens

This article looks at the order of worship, specifically also John Calvin's liturgy. The author urges us to go back to the early church to include the confession of sin and forgiveness of sin (assurance of pardon) in our worship services. He also mentions the "kyrie eleison."

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Confession and Forgiveness of Sins

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  • G. VanDooren

This article reflects on the following elements in the worship service: the reading of the Ten Commandments, the public confession of sins, the proclamation of forgiveness, and a song of praise and thanksgiving.

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The Reading of God's Law in Our Worship Service

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  • Bartel Elshout

Why do we read the Ten Commandments during the worship service? This article looks at the place of the Ten Commandment in the liturgy of the Reformed churches.

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Repentance and Lament

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  • Marva J. Dawn

This article explains that recognition of our sinfulness and the consequent repentance are essential parts of our praise in worship. We need to have enough of an understanding of God in order to lament about the darkness in our lives. And when we encounter God in his fullness, our desperation can be turned to gratitude.

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The Ten Commandments and the Apostolic Creed in the Worship Service

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  • Cornelis Pronk

This article looks at the place of the reading of the Ten Commandments and the Apostles' Creed in the worship service.

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On Confession and Assurance

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  • John D. Witvliet

This article answers questions put to the author about the confession of sin and assurance of pardon in a worship service.

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Genuine Sorrow...Wholehearted Joy: The Why, When, and How of Confession

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  • John Paarlberg

Conviction of sin is hardly possible in today's Western culture. We believe not in sin and forgiveness but in illness and recovery. Increasingly, the people who gather in churches for worship come expecting to have their self-esteem enhanced.

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Those who pronounce the Old Testament dead, pronounce the Christ of the gospel dead. Graeme Goldsworthy
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