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Singing Together in Corporate Worship
from Gregory Wilbur Jun 19, 2013 Category: Articles
Music choices, song presentation and arrangements, sung ranges, printing of vocal parts, singability, suitability of text to music, instrumental selection, philosophy of sound and audio, etc. all figure in to the process of making decisions about the multiple pieces we sing each week. The corporate worship of God is the goal and this necessitates making different aesthetic choices for that purpose.
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The Reformation for a New Generation: An Interview with William Boekestein
from Nathan W. Bingham Jun 17, 2013 Category: Articles
These books, The Glory of Grace, The Quest for Comfort, and Faithfulness Under Fire, have been written with the hope that they would help children gain a greater appreciation for the Christian faith and Reformation church history.
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In Which I Confess to Being a Fan Boy
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Jun 15, 2013 Category: Articles
There is I suspect a difference between being grateful and being a fan boy. God has blessed the church with all manner of godly men who preach and teach faithful to the Word. My own desire is to cultivate deeper gratitude while avoiding the awkwardness of being a fan boy. But I suppose part of the point of being a fan boy is you just can't help it. And I can't help it. Dr. Sinclair Ferguson is all that, the bomb-diggity, my homeboy. Keep Reading -
Does God Change His Mind?
from R.C. Sproul Jun 14, 2013 Category: Articles
"To change one's mind," in the New Testament means to repent. When the Bible speaks of my repenting or your repenting, it means that we are called to change our minds or our dispositions with respect to sin—that we are to turn away from evil. Repent is loaded with these kinds of connotations, and when we talk about God's repenting, it somehow suggests that God has to turn away from doing something wicked. But that's not what is always meant when the Bible uses this word.
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Praying Terrifying Prayers
from Erik Raymond Jun 12, 2013 Category: Articles
Our will has to be one of most difficult areas of renewal. We conceptually understand the truth that Christ is Lord and it is his will that we are to salute and submit to; however, it is the practical application of this truth that plagues us all. There is a regrettable gap between knowing and doing. I call this the "Lordship-gap." This gap is seen vividly in the area of prayer.
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The Reformed Doctrine of Special Revelation: What It Is and What It Isn’t
from Keith Mathison Jun 10, 2013 Category: Articles
Reformed theology has traditionally distinguished general revelation from special revelation. Article 2 of the Belgic Confession discusses these two means of revelation under the title: "By What Means God is Made Known to Us." After mentioning general revelation, the confessions states: "Secondly, he makes himself more clearly and fully known to us by his holy and divine Word, that is to say, as far as is necessary for us to know in this life, to his glory and our salvation." Keep Reading -
Lawless Law
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Jun 08, 2013 Category: Articles
We find ethical relativism appealing because we find our own guilt unappealing. Though we seek to suppress such knowledge, we all know that God is, that He is holy, that we are not, and that we are in trouble. Not the kind of pleasant thoughts one wants to go to sleep thinking on, so we suppress that truth. Do away with ethics and we do away with His holiness, our guilt, and therefore our trouble. Keep Reading -
Does James 2:24 Deny Justification by Faith Alone?
from R.C. Sproul Jun 07, 2013 Category: Articles
This question is not critical only today, but it was in the eye of the storm we call the Protestant Reformation that swept through and divided the Christian church in the sixteenth century. Martin Luther declared his position: Justification is by faith alone, our works add nothing to our justification whatsoever, and we have no merit to offer God that in any way enhances our justification. This created the worst schism in the history of Christendom.
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The Ultimate Kinsman-Redeemer
from Stephanie van Eyk Jun 05, 2013 Category: Articles
The narrative at the center of the book of Ruth (Ruth 3:1-8) depicts the scheming of Naomi and Ruth to attract the attention of Boaz, their kinsman-redeemer. The rest of the story (and history!) hinges on Boaz's response to their efforts. What will it be? Will he prove himself a kinsman-redeemer and redeem these needy women?
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Jonathan Edwards: 4 Great Paragraphs
from Owen Strachan Jun 03, 2013 Category: Articles
I recently suggested three reasons why you should read Jonathan Edwards. To further encourage you, here are four paragraphs that, I submit to you, capture the beauty and brilliance of Edwards' work as a pastor-theologian.
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