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Christ Forsaken
from Joel Beeke Mar 27, 2013 Category: Articles
It is noon, and Jesus has been on the cross for three pain-filled hours. Suddenly, darkness falls on Calvary and "over all the land" (v. 45). By a miraculous act of Almighty God, midday becomes midnight.
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Did God Die On The Cross?
from R.C. Sproul Mar 25, 2013 Category: Articles
The famous hymn of the church "And Can it Be?" contains a line that asks a very poignant question : "How can it be that thou, my God, shouldst die for me?" Is it accurate to say that God died on the cross?
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Is it True That “If You Don’t Have a Conversion Story You Don’t Have a Conversion”?
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Mar 23, 2013 Category: Articles
Sure it is. As long as what we mean by "having a conversion story" is broad enough to include, "I have loved and depended on the finished work of Christ as far back as I can remember." Sadly, it is unlikely this is what people who say such things mean. Keep Reading -
From a Symbol of Fear to a Symbol of Faith
from Keith Mathison Mar 22, 2013 Category: Articles
I sometimes wonder how many Christians stop to think about how incredibly odd it is that crucifixes are used as works of art. Crucifixes adorn church architecture, classic paintings, sculpture, and even jewelry. But consider for a moment what a crucifix was originally. It was a means of execution.
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Dead is Dead
from Barnabas Piper Mar 20, 2013 Category: Articles
Sometimes I think we forget that Jesus died. Not cognitively, that's easy enough to acknowledge. But we forgot that He was dead. "Jesus died on the cross for our sins" is so much a part of Christian nomenclature that it has lost its shock value.
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Martin Luther’s Last Words
from Steven Lawson Mar 18, 2013 Category: Articles
In his last moments, Luther was asked by his friend Justus Jonas, "Do you want to die standing firm on Christ and the doctrine you have taught?" He answered emphatically, "Yes!" Luther's last words were: "We are beggars. This is true."
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The End of the World as We Know It
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Mar 16, 2013 Category: Articles
We are a worldly people and we know it. Trouble is, we don't know it well enough. As the broader western culture sinks more deeply into the moral abyss, as even our anemic and apologetic Christianity is vilified and judged it becomes all too easy to awaken to the dangers of worldliness. And of course our worldliness is easy enough to find. Keep Reading -
Why Do We Recite the Apostle’s Creed?
from Kim Riddlebarger Mar 15, 2013 Category: Articles
I'll never forget the first time I worshiped in a Presbyterian church. I had been raised in independent Bible churches where it was a given that Christians believed the Bible, while Roman Catholics relied on tradition. We had "no creed but Christ."
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3 Fundamental Commitments Needed for a New Reformation
from Steven Lawson Mar 13, 2013 Category: Articles
If such a spiritual awakening is to come, there must be a new generation of heralds, men like Martin Luther, who are bold and biblical in their pulpit proclamation. They must have a high view of Scripture, a high view of God, and a high view of the pulpit. Each of these fundamental commitments is indispensable.
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The Day of Atonement was a Copy of Christ’s Atonement
from Sinclair Ferguson Mar 11, 2013 Category: Articles
It is common to think of the Old Testament ritual as providing the model that Jesus' priesthood subsequently copied and fulfilled. But Hebrews sees things differently.
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