This article is part 9 in a series by Tom Nettles on Remembering Jesus Christ. (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8). Before John gives a narrative of his evidence, the signs and sayings that should produce belief, He gives a dense and powerful statement...
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Founders Ministries
This morning while I was studying the concept of gentleness in Mt. 11:29 and Gal. 3:23 I found a very helpful entry on gentleness. It’s from the Dictionary of Biblical Imagery. The DBI is a resource I use quite often in my studies. This resource is one of those that...
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The Reformed Reader
The teaching that God chooses some people out of the mass of fallen humanity to be saved and not others raises the objection that God is not fair. Somehow it is widely assumed that God owes all people either the gift of salvation or at least a chance of salvation....
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Ligonier
Christians are called to be a light for Christ in a dark world as they bear witness to the gospel. This requires that God’s people be well-equipped with biblical truth, and Dr. R.C. Sproul founded Ligonier Ministries to support the church with teaching that exalts the holiness and grace of...
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Ligonier
God shall all your need supply, Ask not how, nor question why. All you need, whate’r it be, All the need you cannot see. The post God Shall Supply appeared first on Founders Ministries....
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Founders Ministries
One of the most essential doctrines for a Christian understanding of the Trinity is eternal generation. When the equality of the Son with the Father was thrown into question in the fourth century, the church fathers turned to the doctrine of eternal generation not only to distinguish the Son from...
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Tabletalk Magazine
I think one point of encouragement would be that salvation is of the Lord. No parent can guarantee the salvation of their own child. When the book of Proverbs says, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from...
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Ligonier
In his letter to the Romans, after the Apostle Paul describes the gospel as “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (Rom. 1:16), he gives us some sobering news. There is not one person who isn’t ungodly, unrighteous, a hinderer of the truth, idolatrous, immoral, full of...
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Ligonier
On a Dividing Line in July of this year, Dr. James White discussed a section from a book by Dr. Matthew Barrett on the dangers of what he has termed “Biblicism”. The section was taken from Dr. Barrett’s forthcoming Systematic Theology. However, this post is not an interaction with the...
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Alpha and Omega Ministries
The primary biblical term that describes the husband and wife relationship is not “submission” nor is it “headship.” It’s love. Mutual love, to be sure, as all Christians are called to love one another with Christ-like love (e.g., John 13:34). Wives are called to love their husbands in a Christ-like...
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The Reformed Reader
For those readers who use Logos Bible Software, don’t forget there are some legit sales going on this weekend. You can check them out here, but I’ll also give you a few good sale examples below. First of all, Logos 10 packages are 30% off. For example, the Reformed “Silver”...
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The Reformed Reader
How goes the world? Answering that question tends to lead to discouragement. Everything seems upside down. Evil is considered good; good is considered evil. Truth has fallen in the streets and is trampled by academic processions, political machinery, and populous parades. It seems that Christianity is an ever-shrinking minority with...
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Tabletalk Magazine
When someone orders us to do something, or imposes an obligation, it is natural for us to ask two questions. The first question is, “Why should I?” and the second is, “Who says so?” The why and the authority behind the mandate are very important to the question of forgiveness....
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Ligonier
By WILLIAM BRIDGE, Preacher of the Word of God at Yarmouth. To the Honourable House of COMMONSIn PARLIAMENT Assembled at WESTMINSTER....
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Reformed Theology Blog
What does it mean to "be a man"? It seems the answers to this question are manifold today. In this episode, I hope to bring some clarity by ordering our thinking properly....
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The Baptist Broadcast
Had to use the mobile studio today even though I am not yet on the road and…didn’t really work out. Had to record it. Mainly a lengthy response to Joshua T. Charles on key and important issues relating to Roman Catholicism, claims of authority, canonicity, etc. The post A Non-Road...
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Alpha and Omega Ministries
The First Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is an American holiday that stretches all the way back to a time long before America became a nation. The Pilgrims landed in 1620. They faced brutal conditions and were woefully unprepared. Roughly half of them died in that first year. Then they had a successful...
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Published on 6 days ago
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Ligonier