Whatever Became of Original Sin?

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“A recent survey, The State of Theology, revealed that 64 percent of American evangelicals believe ‘everyone is born innocent in the eyes of God,’ and 53 percent believe ‘everyone sins a little, but most people are good by nature.’” - TGC

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What Horror Stories Can (and Cannot) Tell Us About the World

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“Maybe we want meaning and resolution—and the kind of horror we can get back into the coffin with a stake in its heart—because we do indeed live in a universe that’s a haunted house. But it’s been claimed by one whose voice causes the spirits to ask, ‘Have you come to destroy us?’ (Mark 1:24).” - Russell Moore

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A Consideration of New Covenant Passages (Part 13) – Some Rejoinders (1)

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Let me begin by saying that those brothers with whom I disagree, whether they deny outright any involvement of the Church with the New covenant, or whether they believe the Church participates in the New covenant are due a respectful hearing. This is not the most important subject of Christian Theology.

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Don’t Give Dan Brown the Final Word on the Council of Nicaea

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The Story of the Trinity is under 200 pages long and is available in paperback for less than $20, which makes it the kind of nonintimidating object you might actually hand to a friend. But above all, you might recommend the book because of its high readability quotient.” - CToday

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The Real Threat to Faith Isn’t Science

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“most of these [Christian] beliefs contradict prevailing scientific accounts of history and the natural world. As a result, many Christians perceive science as a threat to biblical faith. They are mistaken. Scientism is the real threat, not science.” - TGC

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The Early Church's Surprising Take on Genesis 1

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“This video is a survey of how the days of creation in Genesis chapter 1 were understood within the early church. It won’t be totally exhaustive, but we’ll go pretty deep. It’ll be a long video.” - Gavin Ortlund

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Is Textual Criticism . . . Cool?

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“While textual criticism isn’t ‘liberal’ or ‘conservative’ in and of itself… there weren’t many evangelical scholars in this field in the ’80s and ’90s…. My, how things have changed.” - TGC

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CDH Examines ‘Counterpoints’

The 18th Annual Council on Dispensational Hermeneutics was hosted by Southern California Seminary on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 17 and 18, on the campus of Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, Calif. The theme for this year’s conference was, “Counterpoint: Comparative Views on Key Biblical Passages.”

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Review: Ortlund vs. Orthodoxy

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Mark Ward discusses Gavin Ortlund’s book, What It Means to be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church and evaluates its arguments defending Protestantism against Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. - Ward on Words

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