News–Aug 30, 2012

A blog we’ve noticed recently is written by Michael J. Kruger, Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC. This week he gives us an interesting article, Apocryphal Gospels and the Mainstream Media. The early church didn’t pick the gospels, but inherited them. Kent Dobson and Mars Hill Bible Church: Mars Hill…

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A Biblical Foundation for Music

by Doug Bachorik Jr. Many churches that are sound in the Scripture, doctrine, theology, and practice have changed the foundation upon which musical decisions are made. This shift in musical philosophy is sometimes defended by statements such as, “The Bible has nothing to say about musical styles,” or “There is no abominable praise.” These bold,…

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The Struggle of Sanctification

by Don Johnson An occasional series on sanctification — Part 1 is here. In my first article on sanctification, I discussed God’s Strategy for Sanctification, found in Romans 6. Four big words dominate the chapter: Know, Reckon, Yield, Obey. The strategy starts with Knowing something – the full meaning of your identification with the death…

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Straight Cuts: Biblical Righteousness

by Mark Minnick This article first appeared in FrontLine • March/April 1999. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. The theme of the Book of Romans is bound up with the dynamic concept of “righteousness” (first mentioned in 1:17). The Greek word, or one of its derivatives (such as righteous, justify, or justification), occurs 66…

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“We’ll Come Back for You!”

by Rick Barry This article first appeared in FrontLine • July/August 2000. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. The story recounted by this article is probably fairly well known – a favorite illustration in many a sermon. We republish it here, at the close of the week, to remind you of it once again…

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God, Gossip and Internet Discussion Boards

by Don Johnson Scandals come and scandals go, but internet rumour mongers abide forever. Or so it seems. If you were a vigilant Googler (is that a word?), you could probably find a scandal a day, at least, among the many religious groups in America alone, not to mention around the world. We aren’t encouraging…

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Hermeneutics (Part 4): Context and the Doctrine of Separation: A Case Study

by Layton Talbert This article first appeared in FrontLine • July/August 2000. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. The most effective way to illustrate the importance of context in Bible interpretation—and simultaneously to address an equally important doctrinal issue—is to present a real-life case study. Gordan Fee and Douglas Stuart have written a mostly…

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Around the Web–8/21/12 Special Edition

As a follow up to our recent article, “Ministering in Love to Homosexuals”, by Matt Recker, we offer this special edition of Around the Web featuring an index of a sermon series by Pastor Gary Reimers on the same subject: The Biblical View of Homosexuality Individual messes: The Root of Sin The Root of Sin…

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Ministering in Love to Homosexuals

by Matt Recker Recently, I was confronted with a challenging statement followed by some questions that deserve answers: “Many Christians fight hard against gay rights (which is not an incorrect battle), but few grapple with how to minister the gospel to homosexuals and other equally tempted believers in this lifestyle. For example, what do you…

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Our History from the 1880s Onward

A popular perspective of movements shaping fundamentalism from 1880s to the 1920s, being a lightly edited transcript of a series of lectures given for the Adult Bible Fellowship of Tri-Cities Baptist Church during the spring of 2012  (Part 4) by Dave Sproul Click here for Part One – here for Part Two – here for Part…

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