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Future Living

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  • John P. Sartelle

What should believers know about the future? This is the question that the author attempts to answer, to equip believers with the correct mentality in the face of unexpected events in life, as well as the second coming of Christ.

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A Biblical Theology of Human Flourishing

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  • Jonathan T. Pennington

Every action of humans is directed towards happiness and flourishing. Looking at key biblical words, this article shows that true flourishing and well-being can be found only in relationship with God and through alignment with his kingdom. The concepts of peace, blessedness, and completeness point to this conclusion.

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Proverbs 27:2 - Don't Toot Your Own Horn – God Doesn't! God Seldom Praises Himself in Scripture

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  • John Smith

This article on Proverbs 27:2 is about self-praise. The author also looks at 2 Corinthians 10:18.

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Augustine vs. Russell

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  • Carl R. Trueman

This article discusses Augustine's belief that human satisfaction can only be found through true love for God. All pursuits of fulfillment in materialism, sex, or atheism will fail.

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Bodies, Breakfast and the Marriage Bed

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  • John Piper

What does it mean to worship God with our body?

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Walk Worthy of God?

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  • John Piper

Is the phrase "worthy of" an indication of our ability to earn God's favor? There are different uses for the word, but it's important to note that "worthy" refers to what God is worthy of - his worth is in view, not ours.

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The Glory of God as the Goal of History

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  • John Piper

Scripture often speaks of doing something for the sake of the name of God, which means virtually the same as doing it for His glory. The goal of human history is the glory of God.

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How to Glorify God

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  • Joseph A. Pipa

What does it really mean to glorify God? This article defines "glorifying God" as bringing glory to him in both word and deed, and offers five suggestions on how exactly we may do all things to the glory of God.

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The Gain Motive of Christian Service

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  • Philemon Bungansa Nfor

This article looks at bad gain motives (rewards) and good gain motives in the Christian life.

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Man Grasping to be Superman

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  • Maurice Roberts

People still want to be like God, like a superman, larger than life. The author also talks about the humbleness and humility of Jesus Christ and Paul.

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Man’s Chief End

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  • Jay Adams

This article is about man's chief end to glorify God. The real joy and happiness of man is also discussed.

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Vision and Goal Settings

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  • D. A. George

This article is about a vision and goal for the church. Does the work of the church have a vision and goals? Does the church really look for the purpose of God with her?

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Don’t Waste Your Life (Part 7): Entertainment and Social Media

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  • G. W. Van der Wal

What is a purposeful life? It is found in proper time management. This article explains the impact of entertainment and social media on the responsible use of time.

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Don’t Waste Your Life (Part 6): The Antithesis

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  • G. W. Van der Wal

What is a purposeful life? It is found in understanding that you are called to live the antithesis of the gospel. This means that you are called to live a totally different life from the world; your daily life is engaged in spiritual warfare.

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Don’t Waste Your Life (Part 4): Daily Work

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  • G. W. Van der Wal

What is a purposeful life? The purposeful life is found through understanding that your daily work is significant for the honour of God and the service of others.

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Don’t Waste Your Life (Part 3): Called to Serve

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  • G. W. Van der Wal

What is a purposeful life? The purposeful life bears an understanding that you are called to a life of service. This article explains how serving and loving God has impact on choice of career or vocation.

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Don’t Waste Your Life (Part 2): Cultural Mandate

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  • G. W. Van der Wal

What is a purposeful life? It is living as God meant you to live. You have a cultural mandate, as you have been created in the image of God and called to live in a covenant relationship with God.

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The Christian Life as Calling

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  • Russell J. Dykstra

The Reformation taught that God gives each believer a calling that is distinct but not separate from the call unto salvation. Therefore the Christian life requires faithfulness to the specific calling that God gives each believer.

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What's the Christian Life About?

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  • Steve Meister

What would you say the Christian life is all about? Spiritual disciplines? Growing in knowledge? This article suggests the answer is far simpler: prayer, proclamation, and people.

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4 Reasons to Be Glad That Life is Short

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  • Tim Challies

Do you wish to live longer? Does the fact of the shortness of life cause you to be sad? This article explains that the fact that life is short should not make you sad, but happy.

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Advance! Advance in Favour

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  • Tim Challies

"I do not care what people say. What matters is what God says." Have you uttered such words? Such words are not the complete truth. This article shows that the Christian life is lived for the approval of God and of men.

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A Biblical View of the Christian Life

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  • Walter J. Chantry

From 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 this article shows that the Christian life is one lived in expectation of the coming of the Lord.

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Gospel Renewal

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  • James Danner

The gospel is at the heart of the Christian life. This article argues that the gospel should be an everyday thing. It discusses the joy of the gospel, the change the gospel brings, the identity it creates, and the love of the Father in the gospel.

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Paradoxes in the Christian

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  • Herbert Palmer

The Christian life is full of paradoxes and seeming contradictions. By showing us the life of Herbert Palmer, this article illustrates the point.

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What Is a Biblical Christianity

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  • Albert N. Martin

A Christian is one who has come to face his personal sin. He knows the divine remedy to it. He lives the reality of repentance and faith in his life. Let the article explain.

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The Praise of God

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  • T. M. Hofman

This article looks at the concept of praise throughout the Old and New Testament, showing that the foundation of praise is God. The author explains that praising God is the centre of the Christian life and is a response to the revelation of the Triune God.

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To God be the Glory

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  • Roger Fellows

Our life should only have one purpose: the glory of God. God structured life in such a way that he will be glorified. This article shows how this is true in creation, salvation, our individual life, and through all nations.

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God's River

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  • John F. Thornbury

Looking at Psalm 36:8, this article shows that Christians have no reason to live a dull life, and that in God Christians have all the pleasures they need. Here focus is given to the pleasure of forgiveness, fellowship, and glory.

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The Purpose Driven Life

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  • Paul H. Alexander

This is a review of Rick Warren's book "The purpose driven life". The author discusses the purpose of life, conversion, the relation of law and gospel, and moralism.

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Don’t Waste Your Life (Part 1): The Purpose of Life

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  • G. W. Van der Wal

What does it really mean to live a life for the glory of God? This article explains that this purpose of life is truly all-encompassing. Thus, not to live for the glory of God is to live a wasted life.

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Doctrine Rightly Held

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  • Tom Ascol

Sound doctrine alone does not lead to healthy living. This article discusses how doctrine is rightly held, with reference to 1 Corinthians 13:2.

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The Brevity of Life

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  • Conrad Mbewe

The reality of death means that life is uncertain and brief. Meaning for our lives can be found only in obedience and servitude toward our loving God.

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Don’t Waste Your Life (Part 5): Salt and Light

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  • G. W. Van der Wal

What is a purposeful life? It is found in understanding that you are called to live as the salt of the world and light of the world. This article explains what that means, from Matthew 5:13-16.

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The Name – Christian

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  • Malcolm H. Watts

This article considers the origin of the name "Christian," as well as its varied significance for those who are Christians.

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Warren's Purpose Driven Life

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  • John V. Fesko

This article is about Rick Warren’s book, Purpose Driven Life: What On Earth Am I Here For? There are some positive aspects to his book, such as his emphasis on the need to glorify God in all that we do. Yet there are also considerable problems with it; namely: the book focuses on the reader; Warren centres evangelism on personal experience and claims that personal testimony is more powerful than a sermon; Warren quotes scripture out of context; and there is a lot of self-promotion present in the book.

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Living Like the Azazel Goat in Romans 12:1b

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  • Nobuyoshi Kiuchi

The Old Testament does know of a "living sacrifice." The article demonstrates that the difference between the Old Testament and New Testament concepts of "spiritual life" is the way in which the believer becomes the sacrifice in the New Testament. It seems reasonable to think that the "living sacrifice" of Romans 12:1b may have an Old Testament precedent, and the article argues in the direction of the ritual for the Azazel-goat of Leviticus 16.

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