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Tag Archives: gospel
Not Everyone is God’s Child
People like to say, “Everyone is a child of God.” However, although this statements makes it way into American religious-sentimentality, it is not what the Bible teaches. The Bible is clear that, far from being God’s beloved children, all people … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, children, cross, father, fatherhood, gospel, jesus, love
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Two Jews Named Smith & Jones
One of the big lessons Christians grow to learn is the difference between trusting in their performance for God’s approval and resting in the performance of Christ on their behalf for God’s approval. Essentially, it is learning what to put our confidence … Continue reading
The Saturday Post(s)
Use Your Knowledge to Serve Others, Not Judge Them. For someone who is working through his Masters of Divinity, this was a refreshing piece. “Your gift of theological and apologetic aptitude and knowledge is not the only important gift…It’s given … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, apologetics, atheism, depression, education, glory, gospel, knowledge, learning, lust, salvation
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The Saturday Post(s)
A Lustful Man Doesn’t Want a Woman. I appreciate Lewis’ comments on what a lustful really wants and how that isn’t a woman. How to (And Not to) Minister to Families Battling Cancer. “Reflecting on our past and present experience … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, books, death, gospel, reading, sex, sexual immorality, sickness, suffering, weakness
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God Above, Against, and With Us
“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). Matthew 1:23 In commenting on this verse, Matthew Henry offers this little treasure: Behold, in this, the deepest mystery, and the … Continue reading
The Essential Gospel in Four Words
If I asked you to tell me the essential elements of the gospel in 30 seconds, would you be able to do it? What would you make sure to say and what would you feel comfortable leaving out? What aspects … Continue reading
Jesus Has Ruined My Reputation
As a Christian, my reputation has been ruined. Before becoming a Christian I did a really good job at making people think I am a good guy. I made sure to do chores at the right time in order to … Continue reading
More Generous Than You Know
This last Sunday, one of our pastors, Derick Zeulner, preached a fantastic sermon on the abundance God has for us in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. During his sermon he shared one man’s testimony about his own father’s generosity. One … Continue reading
Jesus Isn’t Interested in Good People
Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Mark 10:45 Rico Tice comments well on this passage: It upsets religious people enormously … Continue reading
The Saturday Post(s)
Jesus, You Are Enough. Great article with a great challenge. “I’m challenged myself as I gaze around my room at the heaps of stuff – some of it useful, some of it decorative, some of it of sentimental value, some … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, atonement, copernicus, cross, death, demonology, demons, failure, gospel, heaven, heavenly tourism, jesus, propitiation, Sanctification, satan, science, scientific revolution, suffering, tragedy
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