See: Death
REMARRIAGE
A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord. The Bible, 1 Corinthians 7:39 The primary question is how it [the church] may find some arrangement that will give adequate form both … Continue reading “REMARRIAGE”
RELIGIOUS PRACTICE
There’s a kind of religious practice without any inward experience which is of no account in the sight of God. It is good for nothing. Jonathan Edwards
RELIGIOUS FANATICISM
Defoe says that there were a hundred thousand country fellows in his time ready to fight to the death against popery, without knowing whether popery was a man or a horse. William Hazlitt
RELIGIONS
To maintain that all religions are paths leading to the same goal, as is so frequently done today, is to maintain something that is not true. Not only on the dogmatic, but also on the mystical plane, too, there is no agreement. It is then only too true that the basic principles of Eastern and … Continue reading “RELIGIONS”
REJOICING
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again. Rejoice! The Bible, Philippians 4:4
REGENERATION
See also: Accepting God; Becoming a Christian; Conversion For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. The Bible, 1 Peter 1:23 The manner of regeneration cannot be fully comprehended by believers in this life. Notwithstanding which, they rest satisfied with knowing and … Continue reading “REGENERATION”
REFORMERS
The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves. George Bernard Shaw
REFORMATION, PERSONAL
Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years. Henry Ward Beecher
REFORMATION, CHURCH
The Bishop of Rome hath no jurisdiction in this Realm of England. Book of Common Prayer The church needs a reformation. This reformation is not, however, the concern just of the pope, nor of the cardinals. It is the concern of all Christendom, or better still, of God alone. Only he knows the hour of … Continue reading “REFORMATION,
CHURCH”