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Face Your Doubt and Then Fight It

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  • David Powlison

This brief article is written to encourage believers in their fight against doubt.

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Doubting Your Doubts

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  • Philip G. Ryken

This article provides a biblical perspective on doubt, and biblical direction for dealing with it.

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How Do You Prioritize What You Read?

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  • Tony Reinke

Reading plays a big role in the growth of the pastor. How do you decide which books to read? This article offers six priorities to help you plan your reading and choosing of books that are worth your time.

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We Are Barabbas

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  • Dave Furman

This article shows how Jesus became a substitute for us in a massive way, in his taking the place of Barabbas.

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Eight Theses on Christians and Twitter

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  • Read Mercer Schuchardt

How do you use your Twitter account? Consider these eight theses on Twitter, its strengths and weaknesses, and how Christians should be using this social media outlet.

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Ten Things You Should Know about the Exodus

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  • Alastair J. Roberts

This article offers ten insights on the exodus from Egypt, including: it is an event in which God discloses his identity, it is a basis for prophetic expectation, it provides a framework within which to understand the work of Christ, and it gives us a sense of our place in God's work of redemption.

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The Life and Death of Jesus: A Theophany

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  • Vern S. Poythress

This article explains with several examples how from beginning to end, the incarnation of Christ was a theophany.

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What Did Moses See When He Saw the "Back" of God?

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  • Vern S. Poythress

This article considers what Exodus 32:23 means when it says that Moses saw the back of God. Also, how does this theophany point forward to Christ?

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Ten Things You Should Know about B.B. Warfield

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  • Fred G. Zaspel

This article raises ten important points about the person and work of 19th century Reformed theologian B.B. Warfield.

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Why Trust the Bible?

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  • Gregory D. Gilbert

This article addresses questions such as: Are our Bible translations accurate? Were the original sources accurately copied? Were these originals truly the best sources? Were the original authors mistaken? The conclusion is certain: we have every reason to believe the Bible is reliable.

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A Brief History of the Greek New Testament

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  • Charles E. Hill

This article provides a historical survey of the Greek New Testament, looking at both early and modern attempts to standardize the text.

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Ten Things You Should Know about Pelagius and Pelagianism

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  • Sam Storms

This article raises a number of features of Pelagius and Pelagianism, including his emphases in his theology (e.g., his view of free will).

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Ten Things You Should Know about Sex

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  • Paul David Tripp

This article carefully raises ten points that believers should know about sex.

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Three "Dos" of Fatherhood

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  • R. Kent Hughes

This article presents three things for fathers to do in raising their children: be tender, discipline, and instruct.

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Five "Do Nots" of Fatherhood

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  • R. Kent Hughes

This article presents five things for fathers to avoid in raising their children: criticism, overstrictness, irritability, inconsistency, and favoritism.

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Ten Things You Should Know about Athanasius

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  • Michael A. G. Haykin

This article lists ten things worth knowing about the church father Athanasius.

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The Day Martin Luther Was Excommunicated

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  • Herman Selderhuis

This article recounts the events leading up to the excommunication of Martin Luther.

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Ten Things You Should Know about Jonathan Edwards

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  • Jeremy M. Kimble

This article offers ten points of interest on the person and work of Jonathan Edwards.

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Four Truths about Christian Giving

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  • J. I. Packer

This article highlights four key truths about Christian giving: it is both a spiritual gift and a discipline of discipleship, a management of God's money, a ministry with God's money, and a mindset regarding God's money.

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Ten Things You Should Know about Martin Luther

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  • Herman Selderhuis

This article offers ten insights into the person and work of Martin Luther, including: he caused a U-turn in theology, designed his own "Luther rose," published prolifically, had his eye on the devil, and was a family man.

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Five Myths about Martin Luther

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  • Herman Selderhuis

This article addresses five commonly mentioned things about Martin Luther that are actually myths: he was a simple monk, he personally nailed the Ninety-Five Theses to a door in Wittenberg, he said, "Here I stand," he was the first to translate the Bible into German, and he said something about planting a tree.

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What Sola Scriptura Really Means

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  • Mark D. Thompson

This article discusses what Martin Luther really believed about scriptural authority, and thus what he meant by sola Scriptura.

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How to Help Your Kids Get Excited about Reading the Bible

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  • David P. Murray

This article raises points for parents to consider in helping their children grow in eagerness to read the Bible.

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Sanctification Is a Direction

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  • David Powlison

This article underlines how sanctification is a lifelong process, and that God does not follow a certain schedule but takes his time with us.

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Three Ways to Define Biblical Theology

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  • Michael Lawrence

This article offers three definitions of biblical theology, from Geerhardus Vos, D.A. Carson, and Stephen Wellum.

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Five Common Evangelism Excuses

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  • Mark Dever

This article raises and evaluates five common excuses for not evangelizing, and follows up with a plan to alter the course and look for opportunities for evangelism.

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Ten Things You Should Know about God's Attributes

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  • Mark Jones

This article discusses ten important features about God's attributes, including: he is simple, infinite, eternal, unchangeable, independent, omnipotent, love, and his attributes shine forth most clearly in Christ.

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Ten Things You Should Know about Dating

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  • Marshall Segal

This article presents ten things worth knowing about dating, including: marriage is worth pursuing, your boyfriend or girlfriend is no subsitute for God, intimacy belongs with covenant, and breakups aren't the end.

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Ten Things You Should Know about Being Single

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  • Marshall Segal

This article presents ten things worth knowing about being single, including: marriage does not make life easier, Christ is to be our greatest pleasure, and our heavenly Father knows what we need.

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A Vital yet Neglected Attribute of God

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  • Mark Jones

This article discusses the patience of God.

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Three Reasons We're Addicted to Digital Distraction

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  • Tony Reinke

This article considers a few reasons we are we succumb so easily to digital distractions. We use them to keep away work, people, and thoughts of eternity.

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Ten Things You Should Know about Your Smartphone

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  • Tony Reinke

This article alerts users of smartphones to the positives and negatives of these devices.

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Ten Things You Should Know about St. Patrick

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  • Michael A. G. Haykin

This article mentions ten items about St. Patrick, including what he wrote, his conversion, and work.

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What Happens after Death (And before Resurrection)

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  • Kim Riddlebarger

This article addresses the notion of soul sleep after death, and what John Calvin had to say about it. He said that the soul is immortal, and after death waits consciously for the resurrection.

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Finding God in Our Loneliness

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  • Lydia Brownback

This article demonstrates that everyone experiences loneliness at various times, and such loneliness can only be filled in Jesus Christ.

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Why We Should Not Fear Satan and Demons

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  • John MacArthur, Richard Mayhue

This article considers how Satan and demons are present in the world today, and looks at the power they possess, and yet how weak and vulnerable they are to the Lord.

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Eight Characteristics of the Decree of God

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  • John MacArthur

This article features some of the major characteristics of the decree of God, with ample biblical support.

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Ten Things You Should Know about the Incarnation

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  • Stephen J. Wellum

This article considers ten items worth knowing about the incarnation of Christ. It includes mention of how his divine nature and human nature came together in one person.

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Could Christ Have Sinned?

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  • Stephen J. Wellum

This article addresses the question of whether Christ could have sinned, a crucial question in Christology. To wrestle with the question, one has to do justice to these truths: Jesus never actually sinned, he was tempted, and God cannot sin. Wellum demonstrates that Christ was unable to sin (he was impeccable).

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Are Christ's Human Limitations Permanent?

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  • Stephen J. Wellum

After Christ's resurrection, are the limitations of his incarnation permanent? Read this article for an answer.

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Ten Things You Should Know about the Reformation

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  • Tim Chester

This article raises ten lesser-known interesting and relevant truths about the Reformation, including who started it, what it was about, and how it still matters.

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Caring for a Loved One with Cancer: Don't Forget about the Kids

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  • June Hunt

How can care for cancer patients be shown? When one of the parents suffers from cancer, children are also affected. This article shares practical ways to support children in such a case.

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Seven Practical Things You Can Do for People Who Are Grieving

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  • Nancy Guthrie

This article offers sage tips for helping those who are grieving: listen, weep, send notes, mark your calendar with the day of the person's death, pay for funeral-related things, and point them to Christ.

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Why Every Parent Should Embrace Their Identity

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  • Paul David Tripp

This article reminds parents that change in their children is the work of God alone. This is intended to foster parents' dependence upon the Lord, and their function as agents, not authors, of change.

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Five Key Realities the Bible Teaches about God's Love

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  • D. A. Carson

This article offers five truths about the love of God. It speaks about his inter-Trinitarian love, his providential love, his love for the world, his love for his elect, and his conditional love.

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Can I Serve God Better Unmarried?

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  • Christopher Ash

This article explores the difference that being single makes on loving and serving God. It points out that sex does not make a difference on our relationship with God, we find our identity and experience love within the family of God, some will endure not being married for the sake of God's kingdom, and getting married makes life more complicated.

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Ten Things You Should Know about Definite Atonement

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  • Jonathan Gibson

This article highlights ten key notes about the doctrine of definite atonement.

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Loving God with or without Children

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  • Christopher Ash

This article speaks to the pain of childlessness in marriage, and shows how couples are to serve God whether he has entrusted children to them, or in his providence has withheld children from them.

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How Reliable Is Your Conscience?

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  • J. D. Crowley, Andrew David Naselli

This article explores the value of maintaining a good conscience. It addresses the question of whether your conscience is perfectly reliable, and then shows how you can calibrate your conscience.

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Ten Things You Should Know about Union with Christ

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  • Marcus Peter Johnson

This article considers ten things the believer should know about his union with Christ.

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Why Study the Book of 2 Corinthians?

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  • Dane C. Ortlund

This article shows that the Christian life is impossible to live and make sense of without 2 Corinthians. The letter shows that the way up is down, as it was with Christ.

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Ten Things You Should Know about the Love of God

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  • Garry J. Williams

This article helpfully outlines some key features about the love of God.

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Six Ways Moms Can Show Love to Their Daughters

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  • Carolyn Mahaney, Nicole Mahaney Whitacre

This article is addressed to mothers, and offers six suggestions on how to express a tender love to daughters, in light of Paul's instruction in Titus 2:4.

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How God Is Both Incomprehensible and Knowable at the Same Time

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  • Erik Thoennes

This article explains the incomprehensibility of God, why he is incomprehensible, and the implications of this. It also explains that God is still knowable, and the implications thereof.

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The Book of Revelation Is Not Just about the Future

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  • Charles E. Hill

This article shows that the book of Revelation is not just about the future, but also about the past and the present.

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Ten Things You Should Know about Election

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  • Sam Storms

This article succinctly provides ten things that the Word of God says about election.

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Is Complementarianism Oppressive to Women?

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  • John Piper, Wayne Grudem

In question and answer format, this article addresses the notion that complementarianism leads to the oppression of women. It shows that Christlike, sacrificial headship has the good of the wife in view.

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Ten Things You Should Know about the Resurrection

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  • Adrian Warnock

This article offers ten thoughts on the resurrection as the core of the Christian message.

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2 Timothy 4:5 – The Character of the Christian Minister

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  • Alistair Begg

This article reflects on the character of the minister as Paul speaks of it in 2 Timothy 4:5.

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Interpreting the Bible in Three Simple Steps

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  • Vern S. Poythress

For the sake of personal or corporate Bible study, this article offers a three-step approach to studying the Bible. It involves asking three kinds of questions of a text—first observation, then elucidation, and finally application.

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Four Essentials for Finishing Well

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  • Jerry Bridges

This article finds its starting point in Paul's word in 2 Timothy 4:6-8, and discusses four elements that are essential for finishing well (or aging as a believer). They revolve around a daily reliance upon the Lord and his gospel.

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You Were Made to Meditate

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  • David Mathis

This article explores the spiritual discipline of meditation, giving consideration to a number of Scripture references.

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1 Peter 2:11-12 – Why Good Works Are Crucial for the Christian Life

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  • Daniel R. Helm

Using 1 Peter 2:11-12 as framework, this article discusses the necessity of good works in the life of a Christian. The article gives a survey of what the New Testament epistles say about good works.

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Five Reasons to Prioritize Family Worship

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  • Donald S. Whitney

This article provides five reasons why family worship is important. These include the points that God deserves daily worship, you can speak the gospel into the daily lives of your family members, and you can provide a regular time for your children to learn from you.

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Why It's Wrong to Take God's Name in Vain

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  • Philip G. Ryken

This article explains the meaning of the third commandment in its various parts. It spells out how God's name was far more than just a name, and so any sin against his name is very great.

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Husbands, It's Time to Start Leading Family Worship

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  • Donald S. Whitney

This article stresses the value of husbands starting family worship where previously it was not there. It gives eight reasons to begin, followed by a consideration of why we struggle to begin, and concludes by urging the reader to resolve to begin, or support the beginning of, family worship.

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The Surprising Truth about Legalism

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  • Sinclair B. Ferguson

At its root, legalism is the failure to see the generosity of God and his wise and loving plans for us. Legalism is rooted in a distorted view of God as the giver of his law. This is what the article helpfully explains, by using the first sin in Paradise as proof.

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Three Reasons Jesus's Miracles Still Matter Today

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  • Vern S. Poythress

This article gives three reasons why the miracles of Jesus are still relevant today: they show that he is fully God, fully human, and the one and only Messiah.

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Why the Virgin Birth Matters

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  • Andreas J. Köstenberger, Alexander E. Stewart

This article considers the virgin birth of Christ from three perspectives: Was it possible? Was it theologically necessary? Is it a legitimate fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14?

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A Brief History of Joy to the World

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  • Greg Forster

This article provides a history of the Christmas carol "Joy to the World," and some thoughts on how the joy of God flows from us into the world.

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Christmas Is for the Poor and Humble

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  • R. Kent Hughes

By showing the humble origins of the gospel—in Nazareth, in the life of a poor peasant girl—this article points out that the good news of Christmas is for the poor and humble.

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1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 – Three Practical Ways to Love Your Neighbor

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  • James H. Grant Jr.

By way of explaining of 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12, the author highlights three ways we can show brotherly love, and two reasons why these opportunities are important.

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What Every Book of the New Testament Is About

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  • Leland Ryken

Need a quick summary of any or all of the books of the New Testament? See what this article has to offer.

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What Every Book of the Old Testament Is About

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  • Leland Ryken

Need a quick summary of any or all of the books of the Old Testament? See what this article has to offer.

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Why There's No Such Thing as an Atheist

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  • Voddie Baucham Jr.

This article outlines why in reality there is no such thing as an atheist. It shows this from Romans 1, and then goes on to provide six points that confirm its thesis.

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Martin Luther and the Power of Preaching

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  • Carl R. Trueman

This article assesses the approach of Martin Luther to preaching, and how in spite of its one-size-fits-all approach, it reminds us that the Word of God has power in itself.

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2 Corinthians 5:1-8 – Where There's Hope, There's Life

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  • J. I. Packer

This article explores the matter of Christian hope, through the lens of 2 Corinthians 5:1-8.

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Herman Bavinck: The Man and the Mind

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  • John Bolt

This article considers Herman Bavinck and his understanding of the Christian life. What lay at the heart of his understanding was the imitation of Christ. His life and writings reveal this, as the article demonstrates.

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Is the Pope Really the Appointed Successor to the Apostle Peter?

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  • Gregg R. Allison

This article looks at the Roman Catholic concept of apostolic succession. It explores how this concept emerged out of an episcopalian church government and an understanding of the interconnection of Christ and his church. It then follows up with what evangelicals believe concerning apostolicity, namely, the Word-centredness of the church that has as its focus the writings of the apostles.

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Scandalous Christmas

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  • Andreas J. Köstenberger, Alexander E. Stewart

This article considers the incarnation of the Lord Jesus, particularly the scandal of the virgin conception and birth, and how God does not always do things the way we think he should.

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How to Pray through the Psalms

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  • Donald S. Whitney

This article reminds us that God gave the Psalms to us so that we would, in prayer, give them back to him. It then provides a guide for how to pray daily through the Psalms.

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Why You Should Read Augustine's Confessions

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  • Leland Ryken

The author makes a strong case for reading Augustine's Confessions. He indicates that this work is not just a memoir; it is a mixed-genre book, including narrative elements and prayers.

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Martin Luther, the Loving Father

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  • Carl R. Trueman

This article shows how Martin Luther was a family man who loved children, and wrote about child-rearing himself. It also highlights how he had to grieve multiple times on account of losing children.

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Are You a Bad Listener?

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  • Deepak Reju

This article presents the profile of a bad listener, also with a view to what Proverbs says, and then offers the profile of a good listener.

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Were David and Jonathan Lovers?

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  • Kevin DeYoung

This article answers the question more often raised in the homosexual debate: were David and Jonathan lovers? What is the most faithful way to understand their close relationship described in 1 Samuel?

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What Jesus Thinks about Children

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  • R. Kent Hughes

This article considers how the Lord Jesus in his ministry regarded children. Mark 10 is one text that is given some attention.

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Pastor, Love Your Wife

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  • Dave Furman

This article offers some encouragement for a pastor to love his wife by first walking with God.

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Psalm 1 – The Key to True Happiness

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  • James A. Johnston

This article considers the first words of Psalm 1, which hold out great blessing and lasting happiness. It considers who really is this blessed man, and the answer can only be: Jesus Christ. And yet the article holds out how we can be blessed.

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Ten Benefits of Reading the Bible (Part 2)

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  • John Piper

This article provides the last five of ten benefits of reading the Bible: the Word is the key to answered prayer, the source of wisdom, warnings, and lasting joy, and the armour for defeating the devil.

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Ten Benefits of Reading the Bible (Part 1)

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  • John Piper

This article provides the first five of ten benefits of reading the Bible, which include the strengthening of faith, the sustaining of life, and the giving of hope.

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Why Study the Book of Romans?

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  • Jared C. Wilson

This article reflects on the contribution that Romans makes to the canon of Scripture.

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John 13 – What's the Deal with Footwashing?

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  • Mike Cosper, Daniel Montgomery

This article considers the Lord Jesus' footwashing of his disciples in John 13. The article shows that the way to go up to power is down.

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John Calvin on the Role of the Pastor

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  • Michael Horton

This article presents John Calvin's understanding of the role of the pastor. It also points out that the pastor may not stand in the way of Christ alone having the dominion in his church.

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What Is True Wellness?

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  • John Dunlop

This article discusses wellness] by considering the concept of [[shalom, along with our overriding purpose in life—God's glory—as well as six areas of wellness that we can enjoy in our lives.

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Five Things to Avoid When Discussing the Bible's Teaching on Gender

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  • Andreas J. Köstenberger, Margaret Elizabeth Köstenberger

This article utters five cautions to consider when discussing what the Bible teaches on gender.

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Is God's Word Enough?

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  • Kevin DeYoung

This article considers the sufficiency of Scripture, and gives thought to the difference this makes for the Christian life.

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Why Study the Book of Acts?

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  • Justin S. Holcomb

This article gives thought to why Acts should be studied.

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Why Study the Book of Proverbs?

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  • Justin S. Holcomb

This article considers the kind of wisdom of which Proverbs speaks, and why this makes it a book to study.

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Why Study the Book of Philippians?

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  • Ryan Kelly

This article gives some basic considerations for studying Philippians, which include its emphasis on fellowship.

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Ten Things You Should Know about Church Elders

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  • Jeramie Rinne

This article reflects on some of the New Testament data concerning elders.

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What a man is alone on his knees before God, that he is - and no more. Robert Murray M’Cheyne
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