Last night our church watched a documentary which examined the integrity of one of the Mormon Church’s sacred texts: The Book of Abraham.
In 1835, Joseph Smith (the founder of Mormonism) purchased an ancient Egyptian text from an antiquities dealer in Kirtland, OH. He then proceeded to “translate” that text, claiming that it contained the very [...]
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Posted in The Bible on 26 April, 2008 | No Comments »
Question 4
Q. What is the word of God?
A. The holy scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the word of God, and the only certain rule of faith and obedience (2 Tim. 3:16; Eph. 2:20).
Question 5
Q. May all men make use of the holy scriptures?
A. All men are not only permitted, but commanded and [...]
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“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous, saying, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’” - Matthew 23:29-30, ESV
Someone once said that [...]
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Christians are in the “growth” business. We are often concerned about our own spiritual growth, and those of us who pastor have a particular interest in the growth of others. But when we look at the progress being made in our own lives or the lives of our people, sometimes the only we thing we [...]
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Hebrews 11:6-7: “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this [...]
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What you are about to read is directed at a very specific group of people: those who tried…and failed…again.
It’s only eight days into January, and already the number of unread chapters in your Bible are piling up on you. You had every intention of starting off well, of keeping on track. “This year,” you said, [...]
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Posted in Pastoral Ministry, The Bible, The Christian Life, The Gospel, Theology, tagged Christianity, Sanctification, Propitiation, Justification, on 21 December, 2007 | 9 Comments »
Not long ago, I was publicly reading Scripture in a particular venue outside of our church. The text was 1 John 2. When I was finished reading, an elderly man who had been in church his whole life looked at me and said, “What does propitiation mean?”
On the one hand I was glad he asked, [...]
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The other night I was out hunting with a Christian friend when he asked me a question about the Bible. I was about 3/4 of the way through my long discourse of an answer when I realized that, while I wasn’t explicitly stating it, underneath my answer was the ridiculous assumption that you basically have [...]
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As a preacher, I am continually having to remind myself that preaching is more than a mere information ministry. It is important not only to present people with truth, but to compellingly exhort the people of God as I apply that truth.
I have been revisiting An Earnest Ministry by John Angell James (d. 1859), who has [...]
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I first came to know of Vaughan Roberts in the Spring of ‘06 through Alistair Begg’s Basics conference. Roberts was one of the speakers and I was immediately drawn to his incredible ability to explain and apply complex ideas with great clarity and simplicity.
His books are much the same. Roberts has written a number of [...]
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