No Longer Pitiable: Challenging Protestant thought on singleness
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“… in its attempts to reinvigorate marriage and family, the Church must be careful not to abandon singles to hopelessness and despair by misconstruing what Scripture actually teaches about singleness—namely, that it is good.” - Mere Orthodoxy
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I See No Conflict Between Christianity and Science
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“There’s no doubt that many people think that pursuing science and Christianity inevitably leads to conflict. Some Christians characterize science in a way that conflicts with Christianity. And some scientists characterize Christianity in a way that conflicts with science. My experience shows a different picture.” - Reasons
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1 Thessalonians 4 and the Rapture
Many American Christians have questions about something called “the rapture.” These questions are often tied to a particular flavor of premillennialism called “dispensationalism.” According to this framework, “the rapture” means “the idea that Christ will remove the church from the world prior to the great tribulation.”1 They believe the rapture is before the Great Tribulation, so it is “pre-tribulational.” This teaching relies heavily on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, along with other supporting passages.
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A look at John Hart’s arguments for a pre-tribulation rapture in Matthew 24 (Part 5)
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“These arguments remind us that we should not interpret Matthew in isolation from other Scripture, including Luke’s account of Jesus’ prophetic teaching.” - DBTS Blog
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali takes on Richard Dawkins over New Atheism – UnHerd
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“A very interesting debate. Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a fascinating person, newly professing faith in Christ, after formerly advocating atheism, along with Richard Dawkins. In this debate, she takes on Dawkins and shows the moral emptiness of Dawkins’ position.” - Don Johnson
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Image Bearers: Have We Lost the Image of God?
Read Part 1.
The mirror shattered. When first made, the mirror perfectly reflected its Maker. A clean, clear picture revealed Him. But when the pit of that fruit struck the glass, snaking cracks distorted His image. Blurring obscured what He intended His creation to see. God’s image remained but not as He designed it to be.
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What Does It Mean to Stand with Israel? (Part 4)
Read the series.
What does it mean to stand with Israel? My wife Lynnette and I were challenged to think about that question in a completely new way on Friday, June 7, when we heard a firsthand account of the terrorist massacre that Hamas unleashed last October 7.
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Answering the Best Critic of the NKJV
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“Charles Surrett… has done the most careful work evaluating the New King James. He’s taken the time to sit down and look at the New King James rather than just dismissing it.” - Mark Ward
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Do you believe regeneration precedes faith?
The “ordo salutis,” the “order of salvation” is part of most theological curriculums. But, apart from accepted systems, what is your viewpoint about the matter?
Feel free to share your thoughts, and how they may have changed over the years.
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