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Ask for The Spirit to Live the Christian Life

God’s Children Should Ask for the Spirit to Live the Christian Life We see the context of these promises. They are found at the close of a sermon of our Lord on the most difficult thing any Christian will ever be asked to do, namely, to pray. Jesus begins by...
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The Old Testament Pentecost

Revival is a sovereign, powerful, concentrated, and rare work of the Holy Spirit that renews and multiplies God’s people. Revivals occurred regularly in Bible times, and maybe especially in Old Testament times. Horatius Bonar identified fourteen Old Testament events that could be described as revivals. Others identify eight to ten....
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God’s nature and attributes

“SCRIPTURE MEDITATION I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness....
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The true knowledge of God

“SCRIPTURE MEDITATION Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am...
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Explaining the Enjoyment of God to Unbelievers

  How do we explain what it means to enjoy God to unbelievers? Dr. Joel Beeke explains in this video that one thing that you certainly need to do is to tell unbelievers how much you enjoy the Lord — that the Lord has given you eyes to see and...
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Heirs with Christ

Believers are not sons of God by nature. We lost the status and privileges of God’s image-bearers in our tragic fall in Paradise. Adoption is only made possible when God’s gracious choice brings us into all the privileges and blessings of being in His family as His children and establishing...
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A Christian Response to Tragedy

This post was written with heartfelt prayers for those grieving after the school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. May God strengthen your hearts with grace, and may His people wrap arms of love around you to hold you up in this very dark time. How should Christians respond when tragedy strikes...
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Treasure the work of the Holy Spirit

One of the most remarkable statements of the Bible appears in Christ’s words to his disciples: “It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you” (John 16:7)....
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The function of anthropology

A true anthropology is foundational for right and wise ethical decisions. Much of the confusion of our age arises from false anthropologies. Stephen Wellum frames the matter provocatively: “Are we creatures of dignity because we are created in God’s image? Or are we merely animals, by-products of an impersonal evolutionary...
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Systematic Theology Must Engage

Systematic theology must engage with erroneous systems of belief, whether false religions, Christian heresies, or less virulent errors in faith or practice in Christian churches. This requires patient instruction of those who oppose the truth (2 Tim. 2:24). Jude 3 says, “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of...
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