The aim of pastoral ministry is to shepherd the people of God toward Christ that they may be formed into His image. As the Apostle Paul wrote, “Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. For this I toil, struggling with all his energy […]
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Discernment is a word that many Christians today need to get a better hold of. What exactly is discernment? How does discernment relate to spiritual growth? These are some of the questions that I will cover in this article. First Thessalonians 5:21-22 says, “Test everything hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of
The big idea in Hebrews chapter 1 is the point of all of Hebrews: the Son is superior to all others because in Him we have the fullness and finality of God’s redemption and revelation. We do pretty well understanding the fullness piece. Everything in the days “long ago” was pointing to Christ, and everything
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The sufficiency of Scripture is a fundamental tenet of the Christian faith. When we talk about the sufficiency of Scripture, we are speaking about how the Scriptures are all the Christian needs to equip them for a life of faith and service to God. The sufficiency of Scripture also helps readers understand how it has
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During every era of Church history, men and women have proclaimed, apart from Scripture, “God told me”, “God revealed to me”, and “God said to me”, as if these “revelations” are equal to the authority of God’s revealed Word in Holy Scripture. Why do we do this? Why do we seek additional revelation from God?
If God has given us the Scriptures to be the canon or rule for our lives, it follows that we must regard them as the supreme authority for our lives. Paul tells us that they are ‘breathed out’ by God. There can be no more authoritative word than one that comes to us on divine
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T4L: Thank you very much for agreeing to do this interview with Theology for Life Magazine, Dr. Newheiser. Can you tell us a bit about your life, the Institute for Biblical Counseling and Discipleship, and the counseling program at Reformed Theological Seminary Charlotte Campus? Jim Newheiser: My wife and I spent six years (1982-1987) in
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Every Christian should develop the ability to think rightly about spiritual matters. Every Christian should be like the Bereans of Acts 17, who examined the Scriptures to see what is true and what is false. In this article, I want to explain the essential issues that Christians should think about when choosing a church, buying
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