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Luther's Personal Reformation

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This article traces the development of Martin Luther from Catholicism to Protestantism, from works righteousness to the discovery of justification by grace through faith in Christ.

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Doctrine in Focus: The Trinity

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This article explains the Trinity by outlining from Scripture the reality that there is one true God, and that this one God has eternally existed as three distinct persons.

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Eleven Reasons to Affirm the Deity of Christ

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This article outlines eleven reasons from Scripture why we need to affirm the deity of Christ.

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Did the Early Church Teach Transubstantiation?

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This article discusses whether the early church fathers taught transubstantiation. It shows that they ultimately recognized the elements at the Lord’s Supper to be symbols of Christ’s body and blood.

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Ten Reasons Pastors Must Be Prayer Warriors

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This article, through the sayings of ministers from church history, provides ten key reasons why ministers need to cultivate their personal prayer life.

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Cowardice, Courage, and the Death of Cranmer

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This article describes how upon his arrest, the English Reformer Thomas Cranmer first denied the truths he had defended throughout his ministry, and then when made to recant publicly, he refused to do so, leading to his being burned at the stake.

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The Gospel According to Christmas Carols

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This article shows how Christmas carols can be used to share the gospel. It mentions several of the great carols and the deep truths they convey.

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Christmas, Controversies, and Christ

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This article discusses how the doctrine of the incarnation of Christ has been under attack from the very beginning, particularly by the Ebionites, Gnostics, and Arians. It goes on to show that the Scriptures are very clear on the twofold reality that Christ is God with us, for the sake of our salvation.

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Evaluating Seventh-Day Adventism

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This article explains what Seventh-Day Adventism is about, as well as how we should evaluate this movement. It lists three main concerns with the SDA doctrine.

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Ten Questions about Adventism

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This article discusses ten questions about Seventh-Day Adventism, its history and theology, providing citations from various sources along the way.

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The Monk Who Was Not Good Enough

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This article reveals the journey of understanding that Martin Luther went on, from trying to please God on his own to discovering justification by faith through grace in Christ alone.

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Why These 66 Books?

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How can we be sure that the sixty-six books in our Bible are the complete inspired Word of God? This article gets to the heart of why we can be sure: it shows that the Lord Jesus affirmed the Old Testament canon, and authorized his apostles to write the New Testament canon.

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The Fire That Fueled the Reformation

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This article explains how it was the Word of God that fueled the Reformation in the 16th century. Ignorance of that Word made the Reformation necessary, the recovery of that Word made it possible, and the power of that Word gave it enduring impact.

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What Would Jesus Do?

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Have you ever heard of the phrase, "What would Jesus do?" Have you said it yourself? This article shows the origins of this slogan, its contemporary usage, and evaluates its usefulness. The author finds the saying unhelpful at best, and downright dangerous at worst, and proposes a different set of words to go with the acronym WWJD.

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I Can Do All Things

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This article reviews a popular reading of Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength," and finds it wanting. Out of context, the verse reads like a promise for whatever is desired. But in context, it is a verse about contentment.

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200 Words: Why We Believe in the Trinity

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This article, in summary form, explains why Christians believe in the Trinity.

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Upon This Rock

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This article explains the Lord Jesus' word to Peter in Matthew 16:18, and shows how the Roman Catholic interpretation of this passage does not do it justice. Christ is the bedrock of the New Testament church.

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2 Corinthians 5:21 – Did Jesus Become a Sinner on the Cross?

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Did Jesus become the literal embodiment of sin, or become a sinner when he died at Calvary? This article addresses this question in light of 2 Corinthians 5:21.

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Strange Fire & Miraculous Gifts

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This article considers how the charismatic movement defines key spiritual gifts. It defines the relevant terms, considers the gifts in the New Testament, discusses the criteria Scripture gives for evaluating someone's claim to be a prophet, looks at how the contemporary version of the gift of tongues matches the biblical data, and concludes by considering the gift of healing.

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Strange Fire & Modern Prophecy

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This article evaluates the modern gift of prophecy that the charismatic movement claims, in the light of the Word of God. It defines terms, speaks about how to recognize a false prophet, shows how charismatics rationalize fallible prophecy, and provides charismatic objections raised in response. It shows how the charismatic position is at odds with the sufficiency of Scripture.

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Did the Early Church Affirm Jesus' Deity?

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Have you ever heard the idea that the deity of Christ was a doctrine invented centuries after his death? This article shows by way of twenty-five quotations from the early church fathers that the early church believed Jesus is God.

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Evangelicals & the Eucharist (Part 1)

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This article explores the early church's celebration of the Lord's Supper. It addresses the question of whether they believed that the elements were actually transformed into the physical body and blood of Christ.

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The Church Fathers & Sola Scriptura

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How did the doctrine of sola Scriptura feature in the centuries before the Reformation? This article shows how it was championed by the church fathers.

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What Makes Heaven So Wonderful?

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What makes the New Jerusalem so marvellous? This article shows that it is the presence of God, particularly his life, love, and light.

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The "Gospel" According to Rome

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This article showcases the Roman Catholic teaching regarding the essence of the gospel. It demonstrates that according to Rome, salvation is not by grace through faith alone, good works are necessary for salvation, baptism brings forgiveness of sins, Christ's sacrifice on the cross is not sufficient to send the redeemed directly to heaven, and Christ's sacrifice is repeated every time the Mass is celebrated.

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The True Meaning of Success

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This article considers the biblical meaning of success: faith in Christ and faithfulness to him. The article provides some examples, not least from Hebrews 11.

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The New Jerusalem

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This article depicts in vivid terms what the New Jerusalem will look like, as revealed in Revelation 21.

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Modalism, Oneness, and T.D. Jakes

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This article discusses the heresy of modalism—where it originated, who still believes it, and whether T.D. Jakes is a modalist.

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The "Problems" with Prophecy

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This article addresses five common objections to biblical prophecy, which include that many of them were written after the events they predict, many were intentionally fulfilled by Jesus, and many were invented by his followers.

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What Cessationism Is Not

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This article offers four clarifications of what cessationism is not: it is not anti-supernatural, not founded on one's interpretation of "the perfect" in 1 Corinthians 13:10, not an attack on the person or work of the Holy Spirit, and not a product of the Enlightenment.

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Are There Still Apostles Today?

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This article explores the question of whether apostles still exist in the church today. It considers the qualifications necessary for apostleship, the uniqueness of Paul's apostleship, the apostolic authority and the closing of the canon, the foundational role of the apostles, and the testimony of those following the apostles. The inevitable conclusion is that there are no longer apostles today.

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Does the Bible Mandate Homeschool?

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This article discusses whether the Bible, particularly Deuteronomy 6:5-9, mandates homeschooling.

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