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Turning the World Right Side Up

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  • James Kennedy

The author attempts to emphasize the importance of the Reformed doctrines of grace. He focuses specifically on the teaching of total depravity. It is based on Scripture's teaching that God saved us while we were yet dead in our trespasses (Ephesians 2:1). In the final place, the author emphasizes the importance of equipping believers with these teachings so that they can be able to teach them to others.

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Four Reasons to Be Glad That Life Is Short

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  • Tim Challies

Though there is reason to lament the brevity of life, there is also reason to rejoice. This article explains that because life is short, we won't sin for long, labour for long, suffer for long, or wait for long.

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Get to Know Yourself

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  • Tim Challies

What is your identity? This question can only be answered when you start by looking outside yourself for answers. This article explains the path to self-awareness: through God's Word.

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Partakers of Divinity: The Orthodox Doctrine of Theosis

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  • Daniel B. Clendenin

Gregory of Nazianzus wrote that man "has been ordered to become God." This article explores the meaning of these words. This idea of theosis or deification is a distinctive feature of Orthodox theology in the east.

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Motives: Why Do I Do the Things I Do?

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  • Edward T. Welch

This article shows that to understand human behaviour one must understand the motives of the heart, and the idols of the heart. It shows that a true cure can only be found in knowing God.

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Outward Decay, Inward Renewal

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  • Ronald C. Christie

This article is about body and spirit, and body and soul. The decay of the body is discussed, as well as old age. This article also focuses on the body and soul in the intermediate state, as well as spiritual life and death. 2 Corinthians 4:16 is also mentioned.

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I am a Fetus

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  • Thomas S. Champness

This is an article from the viewpoint of a fetus. It also looks at abortion.

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Humankind

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  • J. I. Packer

Man is created as body and soul, male and female. This article explains why God created us in this way.

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Biblical Teaching on the Existence of the Soul

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  • Malcolm H. Watts

What does the Bible teach on the existence of the soul? This article gives seven biblical teachings on the soul from creation of man to his new creation.

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Four Things to Know about You

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  • Paul David Tripp

The article explains four things that are important for us to know in order to attain to a true self-knowledge.

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You're Not A Superhero

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  • Paul David Tripp

The thought of being independent is a threat to accepting your limitations. There are eight areas that show you are not a superhero. This article explains them and calls you to live in peace knowing that you are not in control but God is.

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God’s Purpose for Man’s Imagination

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  • Richard Doster

Why do we possess imagination? Imagination is what characterizes humans because it is a gift from God. It is given so that we can understand God, defend the faith and evangelize others.

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Man: God’s Unique Creation

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  • Steven R. Key

Who was Adam? This article shows that to denying the literal reading of Genesis 1 about Adam is to destroy the message of the gospel.

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Soul Confusion

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  • Kent Philpott

This article warns against viewing humans as having a division between body and soul. The author discusses a proper way of thinking about man in relation to the resurrection.

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The Christian Academy: Antithesis, Common Grace, and Plato's View of the Soul

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  • William D. Dennison

This article wants to highlight the relevance of Reformed higher education for the present academic and cultural environment. Dennison first gives an introduction to the Reformed educational heritage. He then notes the influence of Plato’s view of the immortality of the soul.

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Faith is a living, restless thing. It cannot be inoperative Martin Luther
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