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Nashville, Suffering, and Fearlessness

How is it that patient endurance in persecution serves as a sign of the Christian’s right standing with God? The answer comes from the notion of suffering as a gift.

by Alex Kocman | When was the last time you truly experienced fear? Few of us will ever encounter such ghastly horror as what took place on March 27, 2023. That Monday morning, a 28-year-old, female, transgender-identifying former student at the elementary school on the grounds of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tenn., entered school property and opened fire, murdering three adults and three children in a planned attack before...

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From Heirs of Hell to Heirs of Promise

The doctrine of adoption teaches believers not only what they receive—sonship—but also what the Father gives—a new name and a new nature.

by Raymond Johnson | All those that are justified, God vouchsafed, in and for the sake of his only Son Jesus Christ, to make partakers of the grace of adoption, by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the liberties and privileges of the children of God, have his name put upon them, receive the spirit of adoption...

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Restraining or Renewing Grace?

by Allen S. Nelson IV | There is the difference between restraining grace and renewing grace. Restraining grace keeps you from sin out of fear of cultural ramifications. Renewing grace keeps you from sin out of fear of God...

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Do Not Neglect Your Bible

“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord GOD, “when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.

by Tom Ascol | Scripture clearly warns us that there will be times when people who are called by God’s Name will quit listening to the actual words of God and will instead seek guidance and affirmation from other sources—even myths—all the while thinking they are hearing from the Lord...

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Godly, Courageous Leadership: The Need of the Hour

by Tom Ascol | No organization will be healthier than its leadership. That is true in business, politics, sports, and education. It is also true in churches, Christian networks, and denominations. As a pastor that is a sobering reality that constantly challenges me never to lose sight of the Apostle Paul’s admonition in 1 Timothy 4:16 to keep a close watch on myself and on my doctrine. The reason that...

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The Missionary and His Gospel

“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4 ESV).

by Alex Kocman | Those who communicate the Word full-time—pastors, missionaries, and others in ministry—learn quickly in handling the Word that if everything is “gospel,” nothing is. Though our age is one of hyper-reductionism, sometimes minimalism is the godly approach. And here in these short verses, the apostle reduces the glorious, cosmic gospel into just a few...

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by Jon English Lee | We’ve just come out of a season that talks a lot about peace. Christmas time is the season of the year that carries a special place in our imaginations, that evokes certain feelings in our hearts. We sing songs about the cattle peacefully lowing...

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Romans, Sound Doctrine, and Christian Unity

by Fred Malone | Three long years had passed since Paul was first arrested in Jerusalem till his coming to Rome. God answered his prayers to go to Rome, yet by means of many trials. However, it must be remembered that it was the benevolent collection from the predominantly Gentile churches (Corinth, Philippi, Rome, Thessalonica, Ephesus, etc.), which he delivered to the Jewish church...