Love is a simple word with profound meaning. In our culture today many think of love in terms of romantic or erotic feelings, and while this is one of love’s meanings from Scripture when love is divorced from the marriage relationship it becomes cheapened. Not only is love cheapened in the romantic and erotic sense […]
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The past decade has seen several attacks from the emerging church, liberals and others on the doctrine of substitutionary atonement. During this time there has also been a great increase of interest in biblical theology that is what the Bible teaches about itself and the central place of Christ in the Scriptures. In The Gospel
In the past few years I’ve becoming increasingly convinced of the importance of Apologetics not just because it’s important to defend the faith, but rather because ideas have consequences, sometimes- far reaching, and world-changing ones. The Christian faith contains many volatile truths that challenge and continue to challenge the cultural and religious status quo. 7
Recent years have seen an increase in writing and speaking about how Christians are to have a biblical worldview and the importance of a biblical worldview. A biblical worldview that is the idea that Christians are to base what they believe on the Bible isn’t a new idea but a very old one. Jesus taught
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Ministry burnout is a very real and a serious threat to ministry leaders today. The Schaeffer Institute’s [http://www.intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36562] research paints a disturbing picture: 50 percent of the ministers starting out will not last 5 years. Over 1,700 pastors leave the ministry every month. 70 percent of pastors constantly fight depression. 80 percent of pastors believe
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Evolution is one of those issues that once it’s brought up in a discussion whether online or offline one is bound to spend hours discussing and debating. While some believe that evolution is an indisputable fact many scientists are not only questioning its legitimacy but also whether evolution can even be supported. In his helpful
Mention the words “church membership” and you’re likely to get some very interesting and at times unchristian responses. The idea of church membership is rooted in the fact that Jesus saves sinners for the purpose that they would gather together and live in community with the other people He saves and then scatter to live
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In the past year or so there has been a significant discussion on the relationship between justification and sanctification in the Reformed blogosphere. One of the participants of that discussion and arguably one of the most articulate voices in evangelical Christianity is Pastor Kevin DeYoung who wrote blog posts in that conversation, and now has