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Three Things That God Does to Death

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How do you view death? While some prefer to avoid thoughts about death, this is futile. Yet this article explains how the Lord confronts death.

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Did God Die on Good Friday?

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Who died on Good Friday? This article briefly engages with whether we can speak of the death of God on that day.

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True Friends Confront Sin

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What kind of friends do you prefer to have? This article argues that true friends will confront sin when they see you committing it.

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Four Benefits Jesus Gives You at the Cross

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What good does the death of Christ on the cross provide for you? This article provides four benefits.

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Seven Glorious Lines from Christmas Hymns You Have Never Heard

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There are many great Christmas hymns and carols we sing at Christmas that speak about the incarnation of Jesus. The marvellous truths in these Christmas hymns should lead us to adoration of God with glad hearts. The article mentions seven magnificent lines from Christmas hymns you probably have never heard before.

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The Real Story of Christmas

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What is the big deal about Christmas? The article discusses what God has done in history that makes the church  celebrate Christmas the way we do.

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Three Ways Sex in Your Marriage Can Be Sinful

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"Sexual sin" usually refers to sinful behavior outside marriage. But can sex within marriage also be sinful? This article describes three ways in which sex can be harmful in marriage.

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Your Weaknesses Are Not a Problem for Jesus

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What do you do when you are experiencing affliction and pain? Many people feel sorry for themselves and crumble under the pain. The article carefully reminds us that the Lord Jesus is bigger than our suffering, and our weaknesses are nothing Jesus cannot handle.  

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Your Ambition Might Be Satanic

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How do you know whether you have good or evil ambitions? We live in a society that is influenced by a drive to be ambitious, but not all ambitions are good! This article discusses how you can evaluate whether you have good ambitions or satanic ambitions, and how to shape your ambitions according to the gospel. 

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Three Ways to Know You Are a Christian

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How do you know that you are truly saved? Many people lack assurance of salvation, resulting in constant fear and restlessness in their life. The Bible teaches at least three ways that you can know you are a Christian: you can know because you bear fruit, because the Spirit testifies to you that you are a Christian, and because the promises of God affirm this.   

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Should Infants Be Baptized?

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There are differing views regarding infant baptism. This article supports infant baptism, showing from Scripture how God is still in the business of blessing the children of believers through baptism, among other ways. The promises of God revealed in the gospel are for both the parents and their children.

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Can Christians Go to Church Online?

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Is the watching of a worship service online considered attending church? This article explains the need for Christians to be members of the body of Christ and to physically attend church instead of going to church online.  

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The End of the World Is Here

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Christians live with the expectation that the second coming of Christ is imminent. What does it mean today to live in expectation of judgment day? Based on 1 Peter 4:7-10 there are four things that should characterize the Christian life in anticipation of the return of Christ.

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Three Things That God Does to Death

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Why Christians should not have a fear of death? This article answers by explaining three things that God does to death.

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The Missing Piece in Our Evangelism

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What might be absent from your evangelism? This article explains that evangelism requires sacrifice.

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Four Things to Remember After You Have Sinned

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Christians fall into sin too. What should you do when you have fallen into sin? Here are four things to remember.

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Three False Teachings about Jesus

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The doctrine of the incarnation has not been always accepted well by some in the church. This article explains how Docetism, Arianism, and Nestorianism denied the incarnation.

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Three Trinitarian Controversies Every Christian Should Know

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The doctrine of the Trinity was not always accepted by some in the church. Here are three controversies surrounding the Trinity: Arianism, modalism, and the filioque.

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Why You Still Need the Church Even if You Have Been Hurt by It

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How should you respond when hurt by the church? Some have not only withdrawn their church membership they have given up on their Christianity. This article gives you three reasons why you need the church even if you were hurt by the church.

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Why You Need to Be in Church This Sunday

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This article explains why your church attendance is important. Worship is the intrusion of God's heavenly kingdom upon us.

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Five Non-Negotiables from the Church Fathers on the Incarnation

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What should one believe about the incarnation of Jesus Christ? Here are five things from the church fathers that cannot be negotiated on the matter.

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Three Ways the Psalms Should Shape Modern Worship

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Church music and singing are essential to the worship of the church. This article explains three ways in which the Psalms should shape the worship songs of the church.

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Three Reasons Your Pastor's Sermon Should Always Lead You to Jesus

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Sermons should always lead you to Christ, because Christ-centred preaching is biblical, historical, and practical.

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Three Beautiful Fruits of a Gospel-Centred Church

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Why does a gospel-centred church look like? This articlce explains that such a church bears at least these three fruits: it produces humility, diversity, and is welcoming toward sinners.

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Why You Should Stop Trying to Numb Your Pain

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How should Christians deal with their spiritual wounds? The wrong way to deal with your pain is to numb it. Christ is the right answer to your painful situation.

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Stop Chasing Happiness. It's Making You Miserable

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Where do you find meaning? Is it in the pursuit of happiness? This article explains that the Bible alone gives us the best framework for understanding our thirst for meaning, and that we do not invent meaning but it is something we realize was there all along.

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      • Desertion by God
      • Place of sin in the believer's life
      • Spiritual growth and backsliding
    • Sanctification of the whole life
    • Spirituality and experience
    • Gratitude
    • Different Fruit of the Holy Spirit
    • Blessedness
    • Different Fruit of the flesh
    • Heavenly mindedness
    • Joy in the Lord
    • History of Spirituality
  • Worship & Liturgy
    • Principles of Worship
      • Principles of Worship (General)
      • Worship as Communion with the Triune God
      • Worship as Communion with the People of God (General)
      • Worship as Gathering and Communion of the Local Church
      • Worship as Communion with Young and Old
      • Worship as Communion with the Church of all Ages and Places
    • Elements of the worship service
      • Liturgy - General
      • Call to worship and Salutation
      • Confessing of sin and assurance of pardon
      • Praise in music and song (General)
      • Public Prayer
      • Scripture reading
      • Preaching (place in worship service)
      • Gifts and offerings
      • Corporate confession of faith
      • The Amen
      • Sacraments in the worship service
      • Benediction
    • Different Liturgies
    • Church music
      • Character and principles of church music
      • Musical instruments
      • Musicians
      • Psalms as songs
      • Hymns
      • Church choir
      • History of church music
    • Liturgical year
      • Liturgical year (General)
      • Christmas
      • Good Friday
      • Easter Sunday
      • Ascension Day
      • Pentecost
    • Church architecture
  • Church Leadership and Offices
    • Church leadership (General)
    • Offices - General
    • Pastor/Preacher - General
    • Pastor/Preacher - Qualifications
    • Pastor/Preacher - Task
    • Pastor and his wife and family
    • Theological Training
    • Elder - General
    • Elder - Qualifications
    • Elder - Task
    • Deacon - General
    • Deacon - Qualifications
    • Deacon - Task
  • Preaching
    • Principles of Preaching
    • Preaching (General)
      • Preaching, election and the free offer of the gospel
    • Purpose and Function of Preaching
    • Types of Preaching
    • Preaching Method and Sermon Preparation Process
    • Sermon Evaluation
    • History of Preaching
    • Preaching style and delivery
    • Steps for making a sermon
  • Pastoral care
    • Principles of Pastorate
    • House Visitation
    • Confidentiality
    • Psychology
    • Care in Abuse and Neglect
      • Spiritual Abuse
      • Abuse - General
      • Sexual Abuse - General
      • Child Sexual Abuse
      • Clergy Sexual Abuse
      • Spousal Abuse
      • Elder Abuse
      • Emotional and Verbal Abuse
      • Ministry to Abusers
    • Care in Addictions
    • Care in Conflict and Bad Relations
    • Care in Depression
    • Care in Self-Esteem and Inferiority
    • Care in Anger
    • Care in Anxiety
    • Care in Crisis
    • Care in Psychological illnesses
    • Care in Autism
    • Care in Loneliness
    • Care in Aging
    • Care in the Dying Process
    • Care in Grief
    • Care in Burial Practices
    • Care in Honouring and Grieving the Dead
    • Care with Last Will and Testament
    • Care in Suicide
    • Other themes of Pastorate
  • Youth ministry and catechism
    • Principles of Youth ministry
    • Material for Youth ministry and catechism
      • In Thy Hands Children Material
        • In Thy Hands Part 2
        • In Thy Hands Part 1
    • Public profession of faith
  • Church Government
    • General Principles of Church government
    • Church Order
      • Purpose and observance of the Church order
      • Offices
      • Church Assemblies - General
      • Church Assemblies - Consistory
      • Oversight of doctrine and worship
      • Church Discipline
      • No Lording
    • Different systems of Church government
    • Church government and civil government
  • History & Church History
    • Church history - General
      • Historical writing
    • Church history - Early Church
      • Cyprian
      • Constantine the Great
      • Council of Nicea
      • Basil the Great
      • Cyril of Alexandria
      • Didache
      • Gregory of Nazianzus
      • Ignatius of Antioch
      • Irenaeus of Lyons
      • Clement of Alexandria
      • John Chrysostom
      • Athanasius
      • Augustine
      • Jerome
      • Early Church (general)
      • John of Damascus
      • Justin Martyr
      • Marcion
      • Melito of Sardis
      • Origen
      • Patrick of Ireland
      • Polycarp
      • Tertullian
    • Church history - Middle Ages
    • Church history - Reformation
      • Theodore Beza
      • Renaissance
      • Reformation in The Netherlands
      • Ulrich Zwingli
      • Zacharius Ursinus
      • William Tyndale
      • Reformation in Germany
      • Reformation in France
      • Hugh Latimer
      • John a Lasco
      • Reformation (General)
      • John Calvin
      • Philipp Melanchthon
      • John Knox
      • Martin Luther
      • Reformation in Eastern Europe
      • Heinrich Bullinger
      • Peter Vermigli
      • Reformation in England
      • Guido de Bres
    • Modern Church History
      • Church history - North America
      • Church history - Oceania
      • Church history - South America
      • Church history - Asia
      • Church history - Africa
      • Church history - Europe
    • Different theologies
      • Roman Catholic
      • Evangelical
      • Charismatic theology
      • Reformed
      • Five points of Calvinism
  • Defending the faith (Apologetics)
  • Mission & Evangelism
    • Biblical Basis of Missions
    • Missions and Evangelism
    • God as Missionary God
    • Missions as Work of God
    • Missions and the Glory of God
    • The Great Commission
    • Missions and local church
    • Missions and every believer
    • Church growth
    • The Missionary
    • The Mission Board
    • The Sending Church
    • Missions and Money
    • Short-term Missions
    • Mission Training
    • Missions to Children and Youth
    • Different Mission Approaches
    • Trends in Missions
    • History of Missions
    • Missionary and Culture
    • Missionary and Politics
    • Missions - Word and Deed
    • Missions and the Social Gospel
    • Mission, election and the free offer of the gospel
    • The Message in Missions
    • Mission and the Point of Contact
    • Prayer and Missions
    • The Mission Encounter
    • Boldness in Missions
    • Material to use in Missions
    • Missions and the New Convert
    • Worship in the Mission Field
  • Other religions
    • Relationship between Christianity and other religions
    • Jehovah's Witnesses
    • Islam
    • Judaism
    • Cults
    • New Age
    • Atheism
    • African Traditional Religions
    • Other religions (General)
    • Sects (General)
  • Faith & Science
    • Faith & Science (General)
    • Evolution
  • Philosophy & Culture
The church which today disparages Christian doctrine will tomorrow have no gospel to declare. Rienk B. Kuiper
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