Parents and Children on the Lord's Day - Together on Purpose
By Pastor John SamsonWe believe it is a great privilege for a child to grow up in a Christian home and for the entire family to worship together, week in and week out in the Sunday morning worship...
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For Unto Us a Child is Born - Isaiah 9: 1-7
I have been reading from Calvin's Commentariy on Isaiah and I had to included this portion because it is so sublime. I would encourage you to open you Bible to read the first seven verses of Isaiah 9...
View ArticleThe Severity of God
The Gospel can never be preached without consequence of ultimatum! And the presentation of the Wrath of God is not optional but mandatory, not suggested but required. But know this that the Wrath of...
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Jesus Christ, the Savior from Sin
John Calvin once said, "...this is everlasting life: to wit, to know God the Father, and to receive Christ as our only Savior." Here John Calvin partially quotes John 17:3 and then tacks on the the...
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What does it mean to "fall away"?
The visible church of Christ is mixed; having both wheat and tares. It is the characteristic of God's people to persevere to the end because God preserves them (John 6:38-40, John 10:28-29, Romans...
View ArticleDistinction between the visible and invisible church
Starting around the 4th century - the expression "Visible Church" was referred to by theologians, not to a building, but to the members on the rolls of a local church. In other words, all persons who...
View ArticleThe Historical Reliability of the Gospels: A Response to the Influence of...
A Guest Post by Peter KozushkoSince 2005, Bart Ehrman, a distinguished critical New Testament scholar, has authored four New York Times best sellers challenging the historical accuracy of the Bible....
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The Effectual Operation of the Blessed Spirit in the Regeneration or...
Excerpt from The Holy Spiritby John Owen“To say that we are able by our own efforts to think good thoughts or give God spiritual obedience before we are spiritually regenerate is to overthrow the...
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'Tis the Season: Advent Sermons by Sinclair Ferguson
Guest Post by Nick BatzigSinclair Ferguson has recently released his second advent themed book, Love Came Down. Together with his previously published Child in the Manger, this has quickly become one...
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And he will lift up an ensign to the nations
by John CalvinAnd he will lift up an ensign to the nations. This verse contains nothing more than the explanation of the former verse. The language is metaphorical, and admits of two meanings; either...
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Justification
by John MurrayThe basic religious question is that of our relation to God. How can man be just with God? How can he be right with the Holy One? In our situation, however, the question is much more...
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Augustine on the New Life in Christ
by Dr. N.R. NeedhamChapter 5 of The Triumph of Grace: Augustine's Writings on Salvation - posted with permissionTHE NEW LIFE IN CHRIST‘Can we possibly, without utter absurdity, maintain that there...
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5 Core Principles for Knowing God
In his book Knowing God J.I. Packer shares five basic truths that serve as core principles for knowing God:1. God has spoken to man, and the Bible is His Word, given to us to make us wise unto...
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A Case for Christ
by Steve Hays What's the best evidence for Jesus? Many Christian apologists and Jesus scholars make a case for the historical Jesus. Having read so much material over the years, this is how I approach...
View ArticlePassing Through the Wilderness of this World
by John NewtonDear Sir,I make no doubt but you have at times had pleasing reflections upon that promise made to the Israelites, "Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the desert these...
View ArticleBird Box, the Lion Outside, and the Shepherd Inside
By Jared Moore[Bird Box has several things that may violate your conscience. Know your conscience. Be sure to look it up before you watch at Plugged In or Common Sense Media.]*Additionally, if you want...
View ArticleShall We Break Fellowship with Churches that Promote Same-Sex Romance?
Question: Is promoting same sex romance in the church a primary issue or a secondary issue? In other words, shall we break fellowship with churches that promote this or shall we treat them as...
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Pelagianism in the Formation and Reformation of the Christian Church
PRINTABLE PDFGuest Post by Rev. C. R. BiggsPart IBy the middle of the second century,the Church had developed the Apostle's Creed which contained the foundational doctrines, or essential beliefs of the...
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