Here’s a helpful illustration about unconditional election. You can find it in Tim Keller’s commentary on Romans 8-16. D. James Kennedy offers a very helpful illustration here: “Here are five people who are planning to hold up a bank. They are friends of mine. I find out about it and...
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The Reformed Reader
We tend to forget that some of the worst sins are the most common sins. For one example, pride is a terribly dark sin. Our prideful hearts deceive us (Ob. 3). God hates pride and arrogance (Prov. 8:13). Pride goes before destruction (Prov. 16:18). There are plenty of texts in...
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The Reformed Reader
Names in the Bible teach us something about the person named. The Lord changed Abram’s name to Abraham because he would not only be father but “father of a multitude of nations” (Gen. 17:5). He changed Jacob’s name (“deceiver”) to Israel (“prince with God”) because he wrestled with God and...
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Tabletalk Magazine
It is very sad that the the Church does not speak with a unified voice in the modern world. Yet it remains our duty to think through, as Christians, the key issues we are facing in this world gone insane with its destructive rebellion. Today we looked at the comparison...
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Alpha and Omega Ministries
What is deism? Deism is a religious philosophy that flourished in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but its effects linger into our present age. Deism teaches that all people can know and believe in a Supreme Being—the prime mover of all things—merely through the vehicle of reason. Historically, deists often...
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Ligonier
In Asia, one HeartCry missionary’s church was raided by the government. Church members were detained and later released. Now the church must find another location to safely meet for worship on Lord’s Day. Please pray for God to provide a…...
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HeartCry Missionary
There are quite a lot of them. I think the predominant ones are in Romans 5 and Romans 8:32. In Romans 5:8, Paul says, “God has demonstrated His love toward us—He has proved His love toward us—in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” The other that...
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Ligonier
John Gill's eschatology and its challenge to us moderns....
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The Baptist Broadcast
One of the most difficult passages in all the New Testament, a passage that certainly qualifies for the category of hard sayings, is where Jesus speaks about an unforgivable sin, the sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Let’s take a look at Matthew’s account of it: > Therefore I...
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Ligonier
When we consider the evil, wickedness, and immorality in our culture, we often think of the judgment texts in Scripture. And yes, it is for sure true that, as Paul wrote in Romans 1:18ff, “…The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who...
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The Reformed Reader
We live in an age of unprecedented anxiety. Into this anxious world, Jesus speaks words of profound comfort in Matthew 6:25–34. Yet while the world yearns for direct relief from problems, Jesus calls us to set our attention elsewhere. To combat our anxiety over worldly cares, Jesus teaches us about...
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Tabletalk Magazine
In Volume 9 of The Works of John Owen, the renowned theologian and pastor talks about restraining and renewing grace. Restraining grace is that work of God that keeps people in “fear of shame, danger, death, and hell.” It is similar to what God told Abimelech in Genesis 20:6, “it was...
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Founders Ministries
Started off with some thoughts on Ted Cruz’s tweet about Uganda and Charlie Kirk’s comments about conservatism. What are we supposed to be conserving if such basic, foundational truths as family and marriage are negotiable? Then we looked at an article Catholic Answers published last year in response to the...
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Alpha and Omega Ministries
When we confess the truths of the Nicene Creed, we confess that we believe… “…In one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God…begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made. Who, for us and for our salvation, came down from...
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The Reformed Reader
by Jeremiah BurroughsFirst, let us discuss where the power of faith lies in helping us overcome the fear of man.Much has been said about the power of faith in assisting us through sufferings. However, we now have several points to address regarding the power of faith in combating the fear...
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Reformed Theology Blog