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The Resurrection: "According to the Scriptures"?

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  • Herald Gandi

This article explores the background to Paul's statement in 1 Corinthians 15 that the Old Testament points to the resurrection of Christ. It considers connections between Psalm 16:10 and Psalm 22, as well as Isaiah 53:10-11 and Daniel 12:2-3.

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Knowing and Loving Your Leadership

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  • Steve Swartz

This article encourages pastors to love know and love those who serve in leadership positions with them in the church. It illustrates the point with Colossians 4:7-14, where Paul provides an excellent example of this issue.

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Overcoming Youth and Inexperience in Ministry

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  • Jonathan Rourke

How does a young minister grow in his office? This article considers the counsel of the apostle Paul to young Timothy in 1 Timothy 5:1-2.

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Do Your Hermeneutics Hold to Sola Scriptura?

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  • Abner Chou

This article makes a case for sola scriptura by showing how Scripture is the beginning, middle, and end of ministry. This doctrine determines whether one's ministry is effective or not, since it determines our hermeneutics—how we study the Bible.

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The Wretched Art of Loveless Discernment

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  • Reagan Rose

How exactly should we be contending for the truth? This article makes a plea for practicing discernment in love, with precision, humility, and sorrow.

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Thus Sayeth the Pastor: The Nature and Limits of Pastoral Authority

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  • Austin T. Duncan

How would you describe the nature of the pastor's authority? This article shows that authority in the church is a delegated authority, limited by the Word of God, Christ-like in its demeanour, honouring to the freedoms of the Christian, and concerned with obedience to God and not the pastor.

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The Cure for Spiritual Amnesia

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  • Reagan Rose

Do you notice how many times the Lord in Scripture commands his people to remember the things he has done for them? Our fallen nature results in us being plagued with spiritual amnesia, with forgetting who God is and what he commands of us. This article calls the believer to remember God's Word and works, and thereby be encouraged.

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What Does It Mean to Be Part of God's Kingdom?

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  • Bryan Murphy

This article explains how the Lord Jesus defined in his Sermon on the Mount what it means to be part of the kingdom of God. Kingdom citizens recognize their sin, see the perfection of God, have a pure heart, and conduct themselves with the fear of the Lord.

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Preach the Gospel, Use Soap If Necessary

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  • Faly Ravoahangy

This article discusses the spread of the gospel to Madagascar in the 19th century.

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1 John 3:1 – The Life-Changing Reality of God's Love for You

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  • Rich Gregory

This article discusses the depth of the love of God as described in 1 John 3:1.

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William Carey: The Morning Star of Modern Missions

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  • Brad Klassen

This article presents an overview of the life of William Carey, the so-called father of modern missions.

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How to Listen to an Expository Sermon

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  • Reagan Rose

This article discusses ways to help in our listening to sermons. It discusses first the goal of listening, and then advises on how to listen actively: take notes, listen with questions, and listen like a Berean.

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John 21:16 – Shepherd My Sheep: How to Lead Biblically

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  • Irv Busenitz

This article draws applications from John 21:16 for what servant leadership is supposed to look like. The qualifications for leadership are a love for God, a model of service, and a crucifying of the self.

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The Perfect Model of Ministry

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  • Bryan Murphy

This article discusses two key principles from Matthew 13 that come from the perfect model of ministry, Jesus Christ: he loves the lost, and preaches the truth. The article encourages the same for all ministers, while directing them not to cater to unbelief, and to understand that people will respond in different ways to the truth.

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Handling the Hard Passages (Part 2)

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  • Abner Chou

This article considers some challenging areas of Scripture, to show how to think through difficult questions and also why the answers to these questions are beautiful. Areas considered are creation in Genesis 1, Old Testament law, and the conquest of Canaan.

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Handling the Hard Passages (Part 1)

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  • Abner Chou

This article discusses how to handle hard passages or doctrine in Scripture. It exposes the tendencies some have toward these texts, and explains that studying them takes time and effort.

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The Word Became Fresh: How to Preach from Old Testament Narrative Texts

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  • Dale Ralph Davis

How do you properly interpret the Old Testament narratives in preparing to preach on them? This article offers several points as exercises in learning the proper interpretation of such narratives.

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The Mandate of Biblical Inerrancy: Expository Preaching

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  • John MacArthur

This article shows that the only logical consequence of confessing the inerrancy of Scripture is expository preaching. Such preaching is the only method that preserves the purity of Scripture.

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Luther's Personal Reformation

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  • Nathan Busenitz

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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The Price Christ Paid for Your Church

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  • Eric Dodson

This article explains by way of 1 Peter 1:18-21 the price that Christ paid for the redemption of the church.

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Cultivating a Berean Mindset

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  • Eric Dodson

This article directs preachers on how to cultivate among the congregation a Berean mindset toward the Scriptures: model the mindset in the pulpit, teach the basics, and humbly accept questions and criticism.

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The Bold Legacy of Calvin's Co-Pastor

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  • Yorke Hinds

This article describes the friendship of William Farel and John Calvin, along with their reforming work in Geneva.

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John Bunyan, Joy, and Suffering

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  • Joe Leinen

This article highlights the story of John Bunyan, how he came to experience joy in his sufferings for the gospel.

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Doctrine in Focus: The Trinity

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  • Nathan Busenitz

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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  • Nathan Busenitz

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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  • Nathan Busenitz

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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Should You Use Illustrations from Movies?

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  • Jesse Johnson

This article lists several reasons why preachers should not use illustrations from movies in their preaching.

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Ten Reasons Pastors Must Be Prayer Warriors

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  • Nathan Busenitz

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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Preaching as an Act of Worship

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  • Eric Dodson

Do you preach doxologically? This article shows how preaching itself needs to be an act of worship.

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Cowardice, Courage, and the Death of Cranmer

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  • Nathan Busenitz

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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Hosea: The Drama of Salvation

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  • Josiah Grauman

This article shows how the book of Hosea illustrates the salvation story, that salvation is not just a past declaration that makes a sinner righteous, but is an all-encompassing salvation in which God makes sinners the object of his eternal affection.

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Teach Your People to Suffer

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  • Eric Dodson

This article explains how very difficult suffering can be an incredible blessing, and encourages church leaders to prepare their people for suffering. It is a present reality, produces sanctification, increases fellowship, and produces hope.

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Is the Lord's Return Imminent?

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  • John MacArthur

This article explains how the New Testament authors could say that the second coming of Christ was imminent, even though now 2,000 years have passed and he has yet to return. The day is still at hand today, since no other events need to happen on the prophetic calendar before the return of Christ.

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The Gospel According to Christmas Carols

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  • Nathan Busenitz

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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  • Nathan Busenitz

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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When Does Error Become Heresy?

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  • Mike Riccardi

This article seeks to show when theological error becomes heresy. It explains what are the fundamental doctrines of Christianity, and the distinctions therein between error and heresy.

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Evaluating Seventh-Day Adventism

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  • Nathan Busenitz

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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  • Nathan Busenitz

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 Love You Don't Need

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  • John MacArthur

This article discusses the kind of love we need to show, in light of Ephesians 5:1-3.

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Why These 66 Books?

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  • Nathan Busenitz

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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  • Nathan Busenitz

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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The Minister as a Waiter

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  • Mike Riccardi

This article discusses the responsibility of the minister to serve, and it does so by showing five parallels between the minister and a waiter.

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2 Timothy 4:5 – Doing the Work of an Evangelist

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  • George Lawson

This article considers five ways to do the work of an evangelist, as Paul writes to Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:5.

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Mark 5 – Why Jesus Allowed Jairus' Daughter to Die

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  • Jesse Johnson

This article offers a few reasons why the Lord Jesus allowed the daughter of Jairus to die (Mark 5).

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Holy Humour? The Danger of Being Funny in the Pulpit

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  • Tom Patton

Should humour always be avoided in preaching? This article shows that most often it should, and gives three reasons why.

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The Pastor's "Typical" Week

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  • Paul Lamey

This article discusses how the way in which a pastor schedules his work week is a reflection of his theology and priorities, and it reflects on his family. The author goes on to give several suggestions aimed at encouraging the pastor's heart during the week.

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How Long Should a Sermon Be?

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  • Brian Biedebach

This article gives thought to the question of sermon length. It first raises some possible reasons that congregational members may feel a sermon is too long. Then it weighs in on how long a sermon should be, and indicates that the better question is how well the preacher helps his hearers to behold God's glory.

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Helping Difficult Sheep

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  • Paul Lamey

This article provides four ways that pastors can help difficult church members in their walk with Christ: listen well, admonish with love, encourage with perseverance, and strengthen with patience.

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Is Expository Preaching Boring?

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  • Tom Patton

Is it wrong for Christians to want preaching that is engaging, powerful, and life-giving? Or is that a worldly longing? This article works through the matter by highlighting from Scripture five marks that should characterize every sermon.

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When an Unbeliever Dies: Offering Comfort without Distorting the Truth

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  • George Lawson

This article explains how to deliver a funeral message for an unbeliever. It shows that there are words of comfort and truth that can be shared with those who grieve, even when their loved one's eternal destiny is uncertain.

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Praying for Your People

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  • Eric Dodson

This article underlines the importance of pastors praying for their congregation. It looks at various Scripture passage in its consideration of how pastors should pray.

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The Legacy of Long-Term Ministry

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  • John MacArthur

This article makes a case for long-term ministry in one place. It offers four suggestions that may enable one to sustain such a ministry.

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      • Expectation and return of Christ
      • Dispensationalism
      • Life after death (Intermediate state)
      • Signs of the times
      • Death and Resurrection of the body
      • Final Judgment
      • New Heaven and New Earth & Hell
  • Creeds & Confessions
    • Authority and binding to the Confessions
    • Character of the Confessions
    • Apostolic Creed
    • Belgic Confession
      • General
      • Article 1
      • Article 2
      • Article 3
      • Article 4
      • Article 5
      • Article 6
      • Article 7
      • Article 8
      • Article 9
      • Article 10
      • Article 11
      • Article 12
      • Article 13
      • Article 14
      • Article 15
      • Article 16
      • Article 17
      • Article 18
      • Article 19
      • Article 20
      • Article 21
      • Article 22
      • Article 23
      • Article 24
      • Article 25
      • Article 26
      • Article 27
      • Article 28
      • Article 29
      • Article 30
      • Article 31
      • Article 32
      • Article 33
      • Article 34
      • Article 35
      • Article 36
      • Article 37
    • Westminster Confession
      • General
      • Chapter 1
      • Chapter 2
      • Chapter 3
      • Chapter 4
      • Chapter 5
      • Chapter 6
      • Chapter 7
      • Chapter 8
      • Chapter 9
      • Chapter 10
      • Chapter 11
      • Chapter 12
      • Chapter 13
      • Chapter 14
      • Chapter 15
      • Chapter 16
      • Chapter 17
      • Chapter 18
      • Chapter 19
      • Chapter 20
      • Chapter 21
      • Chapter 22
      • Chapter 23
      • Chapter 24
      • Chapter 25
      • Chapter 26
      • Chapter 27
      • Chapter 28
      • Chapter 29
      • Chapter 30
      • Chapter 31
      • Chapter 32
      • Chapter 33
    • Canons of Dordt
      • General
      • Chapter 1
      • Chapter 2
      • Chapter 3/4
      • Chapter 5
    • Heidelberg Catechism
      • General
      • Lord's Day 1
      • Lord's Day 2
      • Lord's Day 3
      • Lord's Day 4
      • Lord's Day 5
      • Lord's Day 6
      • Lord's Day 7
      • Lord's Day 8
      • Lord's Day 9
      • Lord's Day 10
      • Lord's Day 11
      • Lord's Day 12
      • Lord's Day 13
      • Lord's Day 14
      • Lord's Day 15
      • Lord's Day 16
      • Lord's Day 17
      • Lord's Day 18
      • Lord's Day 19
      • Lord's Day 20
      • Lord's Day 21
      • Lord's Day 22
      • Lord's Day 23
      • Lord's Day 24
      • Lord's Day 25
      • Lord's Day 26
      • Lord's Day 27
      • Lord's Day 28
      • Lord's Day 29
      • Lord's Day 30
      • Lord's Day 31
      • Lord's Day 32
      • Lord's Day 33
      • Lord's Day 34
      • Lord's Day 35
      • Lord's Day 36
      • Lord's Day 37
      • Lord's Day 38
      • Lord's Day 39
      • Lord's Day 40
      • Lord's Day 41
      • Lord's Day 42
      • Lord's Day 43
      • Lord's Day 44
      • Lord's Day 45
      • Lord's Day 46
      • Lord's Day 47
      • Lord's Day 48
      • Lord's Day 49
      • Lord's Day 50
      • Lord's Day 51
      • Lord's Day 52
    • Thirty Nine Articles of Religion
    • Different Confessions
    • Preaching of the Confessions
  • Doctrine of life - Ethical principles
    • Christ and the Christian life
    • Purpose of Christian life
    • Discovering the will of God - General
    • Use of Scripture in ethics
    • Seeking the kingdom of heaven
    • Christian freedom
    • Discipleship
    • Following and Imitation of Christ
    • Old Testament Ethics
    • Ten Commandments
      • Ten Commandments (General)
      • First commandment
      • Second commandment
      • Third commandment
      • Fourth commandment
      • Fifth commandment
      • Sixth commandment
      • Seventh commandment
      • Eight commandment
      • Ninth commandment
      • Tenth commandment
    • Law
      • Law (General)
      • Fulfillment of the Law
      • Legalism
      • Law and Gospel
      • Theonomy
    • Case Laws
    • Natural Law
    • Creation order
    • Sermon on the Mount and Ethics
    • Guidance of the Spirit
    • 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
Sin cannot be hated for itself, till we have seen the malignity of it in Christ’s sufferings John Newton
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