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The Practical Importance of Baptism

When last did you think about the meaning of your baptism? This is something that happens only once, but with lifelong effects. In this article the author reveals the practical importance of baptism, as we face our struggle with sin in many of its forms.

Comfort for the Struggling, Downcast Christian

How should a Christian respond to pain and despair? What to do when life is just a string of struggles? Going back to the basics of what God is doing is us through His work of sanctification, justification and perseverance seems to be the better context to understand the Christian struggle with sin.

The End of the Struggle

Coming to Christ puts and end to the struggle for your own righteousness, living by the law, and pleasing people. The article explains.

Owen on the Mortification of Sin

This article is about John Owen's view on sin and struggling against sin. The author also discusses the work of the Holy Spirit and the place of the believer in this struggle against sin.

1 John 2:1 - Jesus Christ, Our Advocate

In this article on 1 John 2:1, the author shows how we are encouraged in our struggle against sin through the fact that we have Jesus Christ as our advocate.

Revelation 12 - Born to Rule

About the real war and struggle in this world, about a spiritual warfare. We see the victory of Christ against the powers of Satan in Revelation 12.

'But God is not Defeated!': Learning from the Sudanese Church

Despite a context of struggle and persecution, the church in the Sudan has continued to grow, both spiritually and numerically. The author, who has spent several years living and working in Sudan with the Church Mission Society, reflects on what Christians worldwide might learn from the experience of the Sudanese church. "But God is not defeated!" is the refrain famous in Sudan as used by Ezra Lawiri.