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- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 15: Retribution and Revenge
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 14: The Counsels of Men
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 13: God’s Symmetrical Tapestry
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 12: Idolatry
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 11: Narcissistic Vanity
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 10: Inquiring of the LORD
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Category Archives: Doctrine & Practice
A Bible Text Loved by Libertines & Ignored by Pharisees
Matthew 7:1,2 Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. A. W. PINK (1886-1952): There are few verses … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, censoriousness, interpretation, judgment, Pharisees, retribution
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Is Fasting a Christian Duty for Protestant Evangelicals?
Matthew 9:14,15; Matthew 6:16 When came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long … Continue reading
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Tagged duty, fasting, prayer
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Good Works in Their Proper Scriptural Place
Ephesians 2:8; James 2:14-26 By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. What doth it profit, my brethren, though a … Continue reading
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Tagged evidence, faith, good works, justification
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The Hopeless Futility of Trying to Be Saved by “Good Works”
I Corinthians 15:3; Ephesians 2:8,9 Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures. By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man … Continue reading
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Tagged error, faith good works, forgivenness of sins, grace, Jesus Christ, mediator, peace, salvation, truth
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The Creation of Man in the Image of God, or Evolution?
Genesis 1:26,27; Genesis 2:7 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. … Continue reading
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Tagged creation, evolution, God, Jesus Christ
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Man’s Free Will: Roman Catholic & Arminian Unity in Doctrinal Error
Ephesians 1:4-6; Romans 8:30, 31 He hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus … Continue reading
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Tagged Arminianism, election, error, grace, heresy, man's free will, predestination, Roman Catholicism
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Predestination or Freewill Part 10: The Inescapable Conclusion
Romans 8:30, 31; I Peter 1:4,5; I Timothy 1:12 Whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. To an inheritance incorruptible, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Assurance, election, faith, final perseverance, power of God
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Predestination or Freewill Part 9: The Unfathomable Depth
Job 37:23; Job 37:5; Romans 11:33, 34 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out. Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! … Continue reading
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Tagged election, free will, God's Sovereignty, man's responsibility, predestination
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Predestination or Freewill Part 8: A Believer’s Certain Perseverance
Isaiah 41:10,13,14; 60:16; 63:1; John 6:37 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness―For I … Continue reading
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Tagged election, eternal security, perseverance, predestination
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Predestination or Freewill Part 7: Can a True Believer Fall ever from Grace and Perish?
Hebrews 3:14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence unto the end. JAMES DURHAM (1622-1658): If believing depends on free-will, then our perseverance depends on it also. For if the man’s … Continue reading
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Tagged election, final perseverance of the saints, freewill, grace, predestination
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