Coram Deo
Rev. Jonathan Mahtani explains the Latin phrase "coram Deo" (before the face of God) as the foundational principle for Christian living, arguing that believers must cultivate constant awareness of God's omnipresent gaze in all aspects of life. The article emphasizes how this Reformation concept, rooted in God's sovereignty and presence, transforms worship, work, and daily conduct while combating practical atheism in modern Christian practice.
Every Reformed young person needs to know some Latin. Not only is it the language from which many modern languages have their origin, and not only is it the language most Reformation leaders used to compose their writings, but it is a language frequently used to make important truths memorable, one of them being coram Deo. This Latin phrase expresses the most fundamental description of the Christian life. A young person ignorant of its meaning is seriously deficient in his under standing of...
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