(Read Part I) How is it that we saints persevere in the faith? The grace of perseverance becomes ours as we receive and rest upon Christ alone as He is presented to us in the Word. According to Heb 1.1-3, He is the Son greater than the prophets of old....

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How is it that the saints persevere in the faith? The author of Hebrews says that our perseverance against the temptations to sin amidst our present sufferings is traceable, in part, to the depth of our appreciation for the surpassing greatness of Christ our high priest. In other words, receiving...

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Celebrate the incarnation of the Son of God with these glorious sounds of Christmas. Listen to various orchestras, choirs, instrumentalists, and soloists perform Christmas hymns and songs arranged by talented composers from around the world. Let the reverence of these classical collections bring you to a greater appreciation of God's...

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On a dark Friday afternoon two thousand years ago, an itinerant preacher and miracle worker hung on a Roman cross just outside the ancient city of Jerusalem. A small crowd gathered to observe the agonizing death of this man who, with His claim to be the very Lord of...

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Does God exist, and if so, what is He like? Has God revealed Himself, and can we know Him? The answers to these perennial questions are vitally important for every human being to understand. Since the time of creation, believers have contemplated the nature and attributes of God, not in...

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Seek Ye First by R.C. Sproul Jr. The culture wars are heating up again. Such, I suppose, ought not to surprise me. Evangelical professor of sociology James Davidson Hunter published his book Culture Wars in 1992. Therein he argued that the real dividing line in modern culture was not between...

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by R.C. Sproul René Descartes intentionally doubted everything he could possibly doubt until he reached the point where he realized there was one thing he couldn't doubt. He could not doubt that he was doubting. To doubt that he was doubting was to prove that he was doubting. No doubt...

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by R.C. Sproul If we think the Bible teaches universal salvation, we may arrive at a false sense of assurance by reasoning as follows: Everybody is saved. I am a body. Therefore, I am saved. Or, if we think salvation is gained by our own good works and we are...

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Generation to Generation by Rod Rosenbladt In this article I want to address a particular problem: What we might do as Christians with those who see themselves as "alumni" of the Christian faith. By that I mean those who once professed that Christ shed His blood, freely justified them before...

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Pro Ecclesia: For the Church by Allan Fisher Looking for things for which to thank the Lord this Thanksgiving? Start by asking this question: Where would my church be without Christian publishing companies? Imagine your pastor preparing his sermons week in and week out with only a Bible, perhaps in...

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by R.C. Sproul Jr. If you were to draw a circle, and label is "sense" there would be no need to draw a second circle labeled "nonsense." If sense is all that is inside the circle, nonsense is of necessity all that is outside the circle. The same is true...

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Tolle Lege: Take Up and Read by Keith A. Mathison During the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century, there were few things more precious to believers than the recovery of the biblical doctrine of justification by faith alone in Christ alone. Centuries of semi-Pelagian (and Pelagian) growth were dragged into...

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Dr. Sproul sat down for an interview with Mark Driscoll when Ligonier was in Seattle for our '09 West Coast Conference. TheResurgence.com will be posting parts of the interview over the next few weeks. Here's the first installment....

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John M. Duncan is the Vice President of Ministry Outreach and Executive Producer for Ligonier Ministries. John produces the daily Renewing Your Mind broadcast with R.C. Sproul. He is responsible for all the video and audio production for the ministry, the creation of new products and the re-release of existing...

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by R.C. Sproul How, then, do we receive assurance? The Scripture declares that the Holy Spirit bears witness with our spirits that we are the children of God. This inner testimony of the Holy Spirit is as vital as it is complex. It can be subjected to severe distortions, being...

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by R.C. Sproul Many believe that assurance of eternal salvation is neither possible nor even to be sought. To claim such assurance is considered a mask of supreme arrogance, the nadir of self-conceit. Yet if God declares that it is possible to have full assurance of salvation and even commands...

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Pastor's Perspective by David A. Robertson The door opened and a middle-aged man appeared. "Hi, I'm from the local church and...." "Don't waste your time," he interrupted, "I've no time for religion, I believe in science." "Really? Are you a scientist?" "No." "Have you studied science?" "No." "So why do...

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by R.C. Sproul Jr. No, and yes. The Bible does not have specific text that suggests that the Bible alone is our final authority in all matters of faith and practice. Those who delight to point this out, however, typically Roman Catholics and the eastern Orthodox, typically miss the point....

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Right Now Counts Forever by R.C. Sproul Few books I have read have made a lasting impression on my mind and thought. One of them I read over fifty years ago. The title of the book was The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science, and it made a lasting impression upon...

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Coram Deo: Living Before the Face of God by Burk Parsons In 1998 a dear friend prompted me to get involved working with Dr. Tom Woodward and the C. S. Lewis Society. A few months later I found myself at dinner with Phillip E. Johnson, noted law professor at Berkeley...

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The November edition of Tabletalk is out. This month's theme is "Darwin." The issue looks at Charles Darwin and discusses the ramifications of his theories and Christian responses to them. Contributors include R.C. Sproul, Allan Fisher, Keith Mathison, Russ Pulliam, David Robertson and Rod Rosenbladt. We do not post all...

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by R.C. Sproul We are fragile mortals, given to fears of every sort. We have a built-in insecurity that no amount of whistling in the dark can mollify. We seek assurance concerning the things that frighten us the most. The prohibition uttered more frequently than any other by our Lord...

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