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Church History
Apostolic Foundations
The first century of church history divides roughly into three periods. In the first, our Lord Jesus, through His ministry, began to fulfill the great promise of Matthew 16:18, “I will build my church.” Jesus came into the world to die as the Savior of His people and to build...
Christian Living
Receiving the Preached Word
King James II of England, when battling the Puritans, sent a proclamation to all the ministers in the Church of England, demanding that it be read to every congregation on Sunday. Knowing that the bill opposed New Testament Christianity as well as the Puritan style of preaching, the Puritans detested...
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Benefits Of Ecclesiology: Employing God’s Method of Evangelism
By a chain of rhetorical questions, Paul leads us to the conclusion that the church’s ministry is crucial for the conversion of sinners: “How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And...
Podcast
Conflict Resolution
“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”—Philippians 2:4 Today, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke unpacks biblical principles for conflict resolution in the first part of his sermon on Genesis 13:5-13....
Books
Beeke’s BOTM May 2024
Beeke’s Book of the Month for May 2023 is How Can I Practice Christian Meditation? from the Cultivating Biblical Godliness Series by Dr. Joel Beeke. Enjoy this brief excerpt from their introduction to learn why filling our minds and dwelling on truth is essential to Christian growth. (Note: All of the...
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Benefits of Ecclesiology: Following God’s Revelation instead of Human Ideas
Paul says, “Ye are God’s building. According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation. . . . For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (1 Cor. 3:9–11). We must build...
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The Names of the Spirit
At times the Bible gives to the Spirit names or titles related to works he does or graces he gives, such as the Spirit of wisdom, the Spirit of truth, the Spirit of holiness, the Spirit of life, the Spirit of adoption, the Spirit of faith, the Spirit of grace,...
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Why Study Anthropology?
Theology is both an academic discipline and a spiritual discipline. For this reason, it demands much of us. It is worthwhile, therefore, to start our study of anthropology by asking why this labor deserves our time and trouble. Why should we study the doctrine of man? Its Importance in the...
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Common Objections to Theology
The question of why we do theology presses hard against us in this age. A number of objections are raised against the discipline of systematic theology. Though we deal with them individually here, we realize that in many cases they appear in combinations. Each objection rejects theology as a valuable...
