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Did Christ die “in our place”?

In the following article Gary Williams responds to Steve Chalke’s denial of Christ’s penal substitution. Dr. Williams writes: Chalke asks some interesting questions. He is concerned that people almost universally think of ‘certain elements of the Church as judgemental, guilt…

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Do not deceive your own soul

“But let none deceive their own souls; wherever there is a saving principle of grace, it will be thriving and growing unto the end. And if it fall under obstructions, and thereby into decays for a season, it will give…

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Sunday’s Sermon

This week’s sermon is part 6 of the series on Hebrews – “The Story of the Christ.” You can listen to or download it HERE.

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When we can’t figure God out

When the Lord’s ways do not neatly conform to our pat little paradigms of what seems (to our fallible minds) right and just, and good and faithful, it says something about human nature that usually the first thought that comes…

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Is Hypocrisy Unpardonable?

Writing about the sad revelations of marital infidelity by South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, Joe Carter of First Things writes: Sanford may very well turn out to be guilty of hypocrisy if he refuses to resign. But he is repeatedly…

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Actions Have Consequences

Justin Taylor has a link to an important and timely post by Randy Alcorn concerning the consequences of sexual sin. Personalized List of Anticipated Consequences of Immorality Grieving my Lord; displeasing the One whose opinion most matters. Dragging into the…

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What is Faith?

Q. 21: What is true faith? A.: True faith is not only a sure knowledge whereby I hold for truth all that God has revealed to us in his Word, but also a hearty trust, which the Holy Spirit works…

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Hermeneutical Facts and Fallacies

I saw the following two clips posted at Martin Downes’ excellent blog. The first clip is a scene from The West Wing which is an example of smug liberal hermeneutic falacy. The second clip is Dr. Robert Gagnon who deals…