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Piety – Where Your Anchor Is Secure

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  • Johannes Veenstra

This article considers how feelings can become such an important characteristic of faith and piety. The author goes on to explain, however, that one’s faith cannot be measured by how he is feeling. Faith has to rest on the revealed will of God.

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Piety – Examples from History

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  • Johannes Veenstra

This article looks at Pietism and piety, and considers examples from history, such as the Donatists, Labadists, and Mystics.

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Piety – A Foot Too High?

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  • Johannes Veenstra

What is true piety all about? This article considers what it means to have a personal relationship with God through Christ. It shows from history how rationalism has impacted how the Scriptures and God are viewed. It ends with an emphasis on faith and trust in God.

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The Root of All Godliness

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  • Michael Horton

How do you pursue godliness? This article explains that the root of all godliness, of true piety, is faith in the gospel.

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Five Misconceptions about Parenting That Will Hinder Your Children from Coming to Jesus

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  • Starr Meade

What are commonly held misconceptions about what is best for children, and how do they hinder us in practicing piety in our families? This article lists five misconceptions about parenting.

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Calvin’s Comprehensive Piety In Commemoration of the Reformation’s 499th Anniversary

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  • Joel R. Beeke

What is piety? For John Calvin, piety is the right attitude of man towards God, an attitude that includes true knowledge, heartfelt worship, saving faith, filial fear, prayerful submission, and reverential love.

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Piety as Biblical Reality

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  • Willem van 't Spijker

This article explores the concept of piety as it is depicted throughout the Bible.

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Piety and the Reformation (or, The Reformation’s Awed Love of God)

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  • David J. Engelsma

What is piety? Piety is not part of the Christian life; it is the Christian life. This article shows how this godliness was taught by the Reformers.

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The Gospel in the Book of Ecclesiastes

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  • Eric Ortlund

How is the gospel expressed in Ecclesiastes? Ortlund argues that the wisdom of Qohelet to enjoy our vain lives should be read against the background of God’s prior, unmerited favour in our lives. He further urges a form of piety that, instead of promising a blessed life for itself, fears God.

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Lewis Bayly The Practice of Piety ,(c. 1575-1631)

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  • Joel R. Beeke

This article gives a biographical account of the life of Lewis Bayly, with a focus on his work on the practice of piety. It draws some lessons for Christians today on living a holy life.

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The Piety of John Calvin

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  • Ford L. Battles

To John Calvin, piety consisted of reverence for God motivated by love and rooted in a true knowledge of God. This article shows how Calvin developed this understanding of piety for the Christian life. Then it shows the implications for the church today.

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Christianity and the Piety of Pre-Destruction Hebraic Judaism

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  • Richard N. Longenecker

In this study the author compares and contrasts the spirituality of New Testament Christianity with that of the Judaism that existed before the destruction of the temple in AD 70. The major focus is on an analysis of the piety of pre-destruction Hebraic Judaism.

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Hearts Aflame: Reformed Piety

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  • Philip G. Ryken

The author attempts to show that Calvinism is not divorced from the piety that Scripture exhorts believers to have. The article does this by showing that the doctrines of Reformed theology do not hinder the pursuit of holiness.

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A Tale of Two Pieties Reformational Holiness

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  • Michael Horton

The emphasis on having a relationship with Jesus Christ at the expense of church membership has produced a false dichotomy in piety. This article shows that true holiness is personal but also finds its expression among God’s covenant people.

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Piety, According to John Calvin

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  • A. Baars

Looking at the time of John Calvin and his works, this article shows how Calvin understood piety to be a life of sacrifice dedicated in its totality to God in response to God's work. This is the secret to godliness.

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Training in Godliness

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  • A. Veldman

Working from the text of 1 Timothy 4:18, this article discusses the importance of godliness and the training in godliness. The author also looks at Bible reading and the purpose of training in piety.

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Hope as an Incentive to Godliness

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  • Bernard J. Woudenberg

This article is about hope, and how it is an incentive for godliness. In other words, what does the return of Christ have to do with our piety? The kingdom of God is discussed from a amillennial point of view, as a spiritual kingdom. It also looks at the relation of the kingdom of God to this world.

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John Calvin and Christian Piety

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  • Randal S. Lankheet

In this article about John Calvin's view of Christian piety (godliness), the relation of justification and piety is also discussed, as well as the relation of piety and the worship service.

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The Myth of Medieval Monastic Piety

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  • Roger McDermott

This article is about the appeal of Cluny in the 10th and 11th Century A.D. and the remission of sins, monasticism, and piety in the Middle Ages.

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Biblical Reformed Piety

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  • Joseph A. Pipa

This article discusses the purpose and the practice of spirituality (piety).

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A Call to Heavenly-mindedness

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  • Brian T. Wingard

This article is about the relation of hope and piety, and hope and worship. The promises of God and afterlife is also discussed.

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Another side of John Calvin

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  • Jack L. Arnold

This article looks at Calvin's piety: his temperament, labor, courage, humility, insight and heritage.

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