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Life Under the Banner: Loveliness

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  • Jim Klazinga

When is something lovely? This article shows how loveliness is related to love. It shows how loveliness is portrayed in the covering of sin, and in forgiveness. Therefore Christians must meditate on things that are lovely, as commanded in Philippians 4:8.

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Just are Your Ways

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  • Jim Klazinga

In Heaven the saints celebrate the justice of God. This is because God is just in His character, so He is the just judge, who will give justice to the wicked and the  righteous. 

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A Call for Dignity

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  • Jim Klazinga

Christians are called to live dignified, honourable lives. Using different biblical texts, and addressing various age groups, this article discusses living a life of dignity. 

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Meditating on Purity

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  • Jim Klazinga

How can Christians maintain their purity when faced with so much impurity? This article shows that purity is both an attitude and a moral issue, and exposes the impurity of this world to meditate on purity. Purity is fostered in living out a pure life daily, and filling yourself with pure things as commanded in Philippians 4:8.

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Asking & Receiving

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  • Jim Klazinga

This exposition of Matthew 7:7-8 shows how prayer involves confidence and assurance; praying to the true God with humility in the right way; and submitting under God’s will. 

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Children of God

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What is one thing that brings you to wonder? This article shows that the greatest wonder is that you are called a child of God. Looking at Christ, who is the Son of God, clarifies the truth of adoption and shows the nature of adoption and its benefits. 

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Christ & The Church

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What is the relationship between Christ and the church? This article shows that Christ has chosen and is protecting and gathering His church. The church, on the other hand, exists for Christ; therefore, being a member means being known by Christ, belonging to Him and being one in Him. 

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God Guides the Humble

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  • Jim Klazinga

How can you find God’s guidance? It can be done by knowing God’s will through His Word, praying, and fighting pride with a humble heart. In this way a child of God can have assurance of God’s guidance. 

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Implications of the Second Commandment

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  • Jim Klazinga

In relation to the second commandment, this article discusses the use of pictures of Jesus, the value of artistic visual portrayals of God, the role of emotions in worship, and the essence of true worship.

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Keeping the Law

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Christians know that they cannot keep the law perfectly; however, they live in obedience to God’s law, because they have a desire to obey God.

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Loving in Truth

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To love in truth starts by loving the truth revealed in God’s Word; follows the example of love as expressed by God in Christ; and is manifested in acts of love. 

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Prophets, Priests, & Kings

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This article explains what it means that a Christian is anointed to be a prophet, priest and king; how the basis of this anointing is union with Christ; and what the implications are for the Christian life. 

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Teach Us to Pray

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  • Jim Klazinga

Knowing who you pray to; who you pray with; and the state of your heart in prayer is essential for true prayer. 

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The Sixth Commandment: Do Not Murder

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Hatred and murder are forbidden in the sixth commandment because murder is a sin against God, but is there a place for righteous hatred and lawful killing? 

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The Eighth Commandment: The Problem with Stealing

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Theft and greed are forbidden in the eighth commandment. The fact that God owns everything makes theft an insult to God, while being content is the key to keeping this commandment. 

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The Fifth Commandment: Submitting to Authority

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The fifth commandment addresses the use of authority between parents and children, government and citizens, elders and church members, teachers and pupils, and employer and employee. This article shows the limit, as well as the origin, of this authority.

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The Fourth Commandment: Keeping the Sabbath Day

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  • Jim Klazinga

Christ's resurrection and the celebration of salvation are the reasons for the changing of the Sabbath day to the Lord’s Day. This article shows that we honour the fourth commandment by going to church and celebrating salvation with God’s people. 

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The Ninth Commandment: The Problem with Lying

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Lying is of the devil. This article shows why, from the ninth commandment, and how Christians should use their words by loving the truth. 

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The Significance of the Tenth Commandment The Heidelberg Catechism on the Tenth Commandment

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  • Jim Klazinga

The tenth commandment is inward in its nature. It deals with our desires. It shows that covetousness and idolatry are friends. It calls for a heart that desires to please God. 

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The Third Commandment: Honouring God’s Name

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  • Jim Klazinga

Honouring God’s Name implies that one must recognize that God is not like other gods. It is a call for Christians to live as God commands. It is to acknowledge that God recognizes Himself with His people. This is what the third commandment reveals. 

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The Wonder of Christ’s Ascension

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  • Jim Klazinga

Christ ascended to heaven, yet He is still present with us. He ascended to be our intercessor, and to prepare a place for us. His ascension should make His church heavenly-minded. 

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The Wonder of Christ’s Death

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Why did Christ have to die? This article shows that the death of Jesus Christ was real, so that those who believe in Him will not die.

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The Wonder of Christ’s Humanity

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  • Jim Klazinga

Many times throughout church history, the humanity of Jesus Christ was denied, and is still being denied. This article shows that believing in Christ means believing that he is a human Saviour. He chose this for our salvation. As well, the article shows how the incarnation relates to the celebration of the Lord’s Supper.

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The Wonder of Christ’s Reign

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  • Jim Klazinga

Christ reigns. This article shows the meaning of this statement by pointing out the difference between Christ's general control of the world and His specific control of the church. It shows that Christ exercises his sovereignty for the sake of the church, and for her comfort. 

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The Wonder of Christ’s Resurrection

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Was Christ raised from the dead? Oh YES! As a result of Christ’s resurrection, the believer has past, present and future benefits. Let this article show you how. 

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The Wonder of Christ’s Return

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Christ will surely return. This article shows that His return will be for judgment. However, for the believer, His return to judge should be a source of comfort not despair. 

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The Wonder of Christ’s Suffering

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Jesus Christ suffered throughout His life. This article shows that Christ's suffering was comprehensive, progressive, legal and cursed. However, His suffering was a life-giving suffering.

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The Wonder of Eternal Life

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What is eternal life? This article shows that the answer can only be given by God. It shows what happens when we die – the separation of spirit and body. What will happen when Christ returns – the spirit and body reunited and enjoying eternal life with God, for those who believe in Christ. This is a great comfort. 

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The Wonder of Knowing the Holy Spirit

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  • Jim Klazinga

Without the Holy Spirit, the Christian life is not possible. By looking at the person of the Spirit and His work, with the focus on the help He gives, this article shows why this is the case. 

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A Most Practical Doctrine

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  • Jim Klazinga

The doctrine of the Trinity is essential for every Christian, because this is who God is. Without it we cannot understand how God works in our lives. This article shows how the Triune God is involved in our salvation. 

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Do You Have the Right Friends?

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  • Jim Klazinga

You can’t choose your family, but you can choose your friends. Friendship is a bond of fellowship. One thing is clear for a Christian: that he cannot be a friend to a man given to sin. Who is this man? Proverbs 22:24-25 explains.

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Forgiven and Forgiving

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  • Jim Klazinga

What should you do if your Christian brother sins against you? Matthew 18:15-35 shows how knowing God’s forgiveness generates a forgiving heart, and how that forgiving heart has practical implications. Read on…

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No Images of God! - The Second Commandment

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  • Jim Klazinga

Since God cannot be pictured, making an image of God is an insult to Him, so images portray a false god. God forbids making images of Him in the second commandment.

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No Other Name

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  • Jim Klazinga

Relativism and syncretism cannot be the attitude Christian take towards other religions. Christians are required to show intolerance in their attitudes towards other religion. This is  because there is only one way to salvation. Let this article show you why, read on…

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The Wisdom of Shutting Up

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  • Jim Klazinga

When should you just shut up, and when should you speak? From Proverbs 11:12 this article shows how words can be used in a biblical way, and how your speaking gives a picture of who you are. 

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Wisdom, Advice and the Fight Against Fighting

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  • Jim Klazinga

Pride breeds strife. However, Proverbs 13:10 shows us that seeking advice from God’s people is the way to fight against fighting. Read on…

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You Gotta Have a True Faith

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  • Jim Klazinga

What are the distinguishing marks of Christian faith? This article is from Hebrews 11:1 which shows the conviction of the Christian faith, its focus and its assurance as the distinguishing marks of a true faith. 

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    • Identity of God's people
    • Love and hate
    • Common good
    • Authority
    • Position of the Christian in this world
    • Christian mind
    • Conviction and tolerance
    • Discernment
    • Christian lifestyle
    • Responsibility & Collective Responsibility
    • Compromise
    • Conflicting obligation
    • Conscience
    • Impartiality
    • Justice
    • Tradition and accomodation
    • Wisdom and prudence
    • Ethics of Christian Community
    • Indifferent things (Adiaphora)
    • Submission
    • Self-denial and Hedonism
    • Temperance and Abstinence
    • Virtue
    • Worldview
    • Vocation
    • Truth and lying
  • Doctrine of life - Ethical themes
    • Gender - Role of manhood and womanhood
    • Sexual Ethics
      • Sexual Ethics - General
      • Homosexuality
      • Premarital Sex
      • Sex Education
      • Lustfulness and Chastity
      • Pornography
    • Dating and Singleness
    • Marriage and Family
      • Marriage (General)
      • Family (General)
      • Adoption
      • Procreation and Family Planning
      • Adultery
      • Celibacy
      • Childhood
      • Adolescence
      • Young Adulthood (Twenties and Thirties)
      • Middle-Age (Forties and Fifties)
    • Divorce and remarriage
    • Education (General)
      • Christian education
      • Purpose of Education
      • Discipline
      • The child
      • Child development
      • Theories of Education
      • History of Christian Education
    • Parenting
    • Schooling
      • Teaching and Learning (General)
      • The Christian school
      • Home schooling
      • Teaching methods
      • The Curriculum and Evaluation
      • The Teacher
      • The School Board
      • Parents and the School
      • Church and the School
      • Place of Government in Education
    • Friendship
    • Hospitality
    • Economics
      • Economics (General)
      • Code of ethics for economists
      • Economic Theories
      • Development
      • Income Distribution
      • Inequality
      • Scarcity
      • Sustainability
    • Work & Employment
    • Business Ethics
      • Trade Unions and Strikes
      • Wages and Salaries
      • Prices
      • Labour Standards
      • Minimum Wages
      • Business Ethics (General)
      • Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Wealth & Poverty
      • Money and Possessions
      • Tithing
      • Generosity
      • Borrowing and Lending
      • Poverty
      • Consumerism
      • Taxes
      • Gambling
      • Prosperity gospel
    • Environmental Ethics
      • Environmental Ethics (General)
      • Energy and Energy Consumption
      • Global Warming
    • Public Ethics
      • Public Ethics (General)
      • Human Rights
      • Equality and Discrimination
      • Race and Racism
      • Nationalism and Patriotism
      • Judicial System
      • Crime and Punishment
      • Capital Punishment
      • Social welfare
      • Social gospel
    • Political Ethics
      • Government - Role and Responsibility
      • Democracy
      • Civil Disobedience and Revolution
      • State and Church Relationship
      • War and Peace
      • Terrorism
      • Genocide
      • Pacifism
      • Nuclear Weapons
      • Interrogation and Torture
      • Refugees and Genocide
      • Political involvement
    • Christ and Culture
    • Bioethics
      • Bioethics (General)
      • Genetic Engineering
      • Cloning
      • Reproductive Technologies
      • Prenatal Diagnosis
      • Contraception
      • Surrogate Father/Mother
    • Medical ethics
      • Medical Ethics (General)
      • Health
      • Illness
      • Disabilities
      • Health Care
      • Forgoing and Withdrawing Treatment
      • Organ Donation and Transplantation
      • Definition of Death
      • Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide and Letting Die
      • Abortion
      • Sterilization
      • Late Miscarriage & Stillbirth
      • Epidemics
    • Beauty and Arts (General)
    • Appearance
    • Visual Arts
    • Music
    • Drama and Cinema
    • Food and Food Consumption
    • Media and Censorship
    • Sabbath and Sunday
    • Recreation and entertainment
    • Speech and Communication
    • Sport
    • Time Consumption and Priorities
    • Other topics
  • Spirituality & Godliness
    • Fear of the Lord & Godliness
    • Spiritual exercises
    • Means of grace
    • Prayer
      • Prayer - General
      • Intercession
      • God answering prayers
      • Practice of prayer
      • Bodily posture in prayer
      • Private prayer
    • The Lord's Prayer
      • Lord's prayer - General
      • Beginning and Conclusion of Lord's prayer
      • First petition - Hallowed your Name
      • Second petition - Your Kingdom come
      • Third petition - Your will be done
      • Fourth petition - Give us today our daily bread
      • Fifth petition - Forgive us our debts
      • Sixth petition - And lead us not into temptation
    • Fasting
    • Meditation
    • Singing
    • Listening to sermons
    • Personal Devotions (General)
    • Reading of Spiritual Literature
    • Family worship
    • Preparation for home visitation
    • Christ and the new life
    • Personal relationship with God
    • Walking with God
    • Spiritual warfare & struggle against sin
      • Spiritual warfare (General)
      • Struggle against Temptation
      • Living with Hope
      • Desertion by God
      • Place of sin in the believer's life
      • Spiritual growth and backsliding
    • Sanctification of the whole life
    • Spirituality and experience
    • Gratitude
    • Blessedness
    • Different Fruit of the Holy Spirit
    • 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
      • Musical instruments
      • Character and principles of church music
      • 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
    • Preaching (General)
      • Preaching, election and the free offer of the gospel
    • Principles of Preaching
    • 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
      • Abuse - General
      • Spiritual Abuse
      • 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 with Last Will and Testament
    • Care in Honouring and Grieving the Dead
    • 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 1
        • In Thy Hands Part 2
    • 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
      • Ignatius of Antioch
      • Constantine the Great
      • Council of Nicea
      • Cyprian
      • Cyril of Alexandria
      • Didache
      • Early Church (general)
      • Gregory of Nazianzus
      • Irenaeus of Lyons
      • Basil the Great
      • Jerome
      • John Chrysostom
      • John of Damascus
      • Justin Martyr
      • Marcion
      • Melito of Sardis
      • Clement of Alexandria
      • Augustine
      • Polycarp
      • Athanasius
      • Patrick of Ireland
      • Origen
      • Tertullian
    • Church history - Middle Ages
    • Church history - Reformation
      • Theodore Beza
      • Ulrich Zwingli
      • William Tyndale
      • Reformation in The Netherlands
      • Renaissance
      • Zacharius Ursinus
      • Reformation in Germany
      • Reformation in France
      • Reformation in England
      • Reformation in Eastern Europe
      • Reformation (General)
      • Philipp Melanchthon
      • Peter Vermigli
      • Martin Luther
      • John Knox
      • John Calvin
      • John a Lasco
      • Hugh Latimer
      • Heinrich Bullinger
      • Guido de Bres
    • Modern Church History
      • Church history - Asia
      • Church history - Europe
      • Church history - Africa
      • Church history - South America
      • Church history - North America
      • Church history - Oceania
    • Different theologies
      • Charismatic theology
      • Evangelical
      • Roman Catholic
      • 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
    • Islam
    • Cults
    • Judaism
    • Jehovah's Witnesses
    • New Age
    • African Traditional Religions
    • Atheism
    • Other religions (General)
    • Sects (General)
  • Faith & Science
    • Faith & Science (General)
    • Evolution
  • Philosophy & Culture
Better to be the elect of God than the elect of a whole nation Charles H. Spurgeon
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