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To Be Blessed
Bless your heart.” “Have a blessed day.” “God bless this house.” “Let us say a blessing.” The words bless, blessed, and blessing are thrown around quite a bit in everyday conversation. So,...
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God the Son
I remember my perplexity when I first encountered the doctrine of the Son’s eternal generation (i.e., being eternally begotten of the Father). I was preparing for seminary by reading Louis Berkhof’s classic...
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The Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ
Definition The virgin birth of Jesus, which is more accurately labeled the virginal conception of Jesus, teaches that Jesus Christ was born apart from the normal process of procreation, but was supernaturally conceived in the womb of the...
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Idleness and Temptation
The Bible has quite a bit to say about idleness. And it’s not positive. Laziness is characteristic of the sluggard of Proverbs, who will be overtaken by poverty (
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The People of Christ
When Jesus drew near to His final hour on the cross, having already loved His disciples who were in the world, “he loved them to the end” (
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A Biblical Approach to Productivity
“The foundation of our acceptance before God is not what we can do. It’s on the perfect obedience and righteousness of Jesus Christ.” –Brandon Crowe Watch Dr. Brandon Crowe discuss his recent book,
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Jesus Christ: The Last Adam
Definition The Bible teaches that Adam was the first human being, who was created by a special act of God from the dust of the ground. Through Adam’s disobedience death entered the world, affecting all humanity. In contrast,...
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Turning Point of World History: The Resurrection according to Acts
People often read the book of Acts to find out about the early church, but if that’s all we focus on, we miss Luke’s most important emphasis: Jesus himself. Though he ascends into heaven in the opening verses, this...
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How to Read 1–2 Peter Theologically
Textbooks and commentaries on 1–2 Peter must address a variety of issues. Often, questions of sources, traditions, authorship, and “problem passages” occupy a disproportionate amount of space. Did Peter write both 1 Peter and 2 Peter? Did he write neither?...
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Two Benefits of Justification
The two aspects of Jesus’s unified obedience—the passive and active aspects—are both necessary for justification. This logical distinction speaks to two benefits of justification as historically understood, namely, the forgiveness of sins and the right to eternal life. On the...