This past week I was asked what it means to be Reformed, as in Cornerstone Reformed Church. I seem to always answer that question differently depending on who I’m talking to. But I wonder if you could answer that question. What does it mean to be a Reformed Christian? What is a Reformed Church? Put…
Reformed Covenant Theology articulates the divine economy of salvation through three principal covenants: 1. The Eternal Covenant of Redemption: At the heart of all covenants lies this unspoken, eternal agreement within the Godhead. It’s not just a legal or formal agreement but an expression of the divine love among the Trinity. The Father’s love for…
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How much thought do you put into worship on Sunday—the songs we sing, the words we read, the prayers we pray, the things we do, and the sermons we hear? Are you relatively passive about it all, not giving much thought to anything? Are you slightly hostile to it—contrasting what we’re seeing, hearing, reading, doing,…
Throughout church history two of the main ways the church has been referred to is the Church Militant and the Church Triumphant. The Church Militant refers to the Bride of Christ as she currently is on earth, in the midst of spiritual warfare, evangelism, missions, suffering, and perseverance. It’s the church in this life actively…
G. K. Chesterton once said, “When a man has found something which he prefers to life, then for the first time he begins to live.” If that’s true, then last week I saw our beloved brother, Don Thurman, more full of life than ever before. No doubt, Don preferred Jesus to life long before he…
Loyd Donald Thurman was born near Winnsboro, TX on January 21, 1935, and passed away on July 24, 2024 at his home in Terrell, TX. Don graduated from Adamson High School in Dallas, and received a Bachelor and Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Southern Methodist University. He was a Licensed Professional Engineer in…
Seeking to bring every area of life into joyful submission to the Lordship of Christ THE BELIEFS, BYLAWS, CONSTITUTION, AND PRACTICES of CORNERSTONE REFORMED CHURCH TERRELL, TEXAS Adopted by the membership on April 17, 2016. Revised by the membership on April 29, 2018, July 18, 2021, October 1, 2023, and March 24, 2024. Preamble Since…
A few of us are reading through Thoughts For Young Men by J. C. Ryle. At one point in the book he says, “Habits, like trees, are strengthened by age… The older the stronger; the longer they have held possession the harder they will be to cast out. They grow with our growth and strengthen…
Every Lord’s Day we come together for Covenant Renewal Worship. This doesn’t mean that our covenant with God expires each week unless we or God renew it every Sunday. God’s Covenant of Grace is an everlasting Covenant. But, from our standpoint, our participation in the Covenant is designed to grow and flourish. Just as food…