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And It Was So
Modern Westerners assume every person determines for himself the difference between right and wrong, thus undoing the notion that there is an eternal, unchangeable standard of goodness. Genesis 1 tells us otherwise. Moreover, this unchangeable standard is not some impersonal ...Read More
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Creation Ordinances
In this day and age, there is a great temptation for the church in the United States to think that its mission is coextensive with the platform of one or more of the political parties in this country. Yet while ...Read More
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Elohim
The Christian faith provides not only a vehicle for piety and devotion to the Lord, but it also satisfies the intellect and answers questions that human beings have been asking for generations. Believers should not be afraid to engage in ...Read More
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Elohim
The doctrine of the Trinity is not just some abstract theological construct, it accounts for why reality is the way it is. Humanity is complex (different sexes, ethnicities, cultures, talents, and so on) and unified (all of us belong to ...Read More
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God Rested
How do you spend your time on Sundays? Are you attending a church where you can worship and fellowship with other believers? Do you spend a restful day with your family and friends, or do you labor in ways that ...Read More
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God the Holy Spirit
We do not totally understand what it means for the Father to be unbegotten, the Son to be begotten, and the Spirit to proceed. As Augustine once said, we use these terms not because we can define them fully but ...Read More
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Grace and Forgiveness
When Paul exhorts women to train women, and by implication, men to train men (Tit. 2:1–8), he is not speaking of doctrinal matters as if they are unconnected from everyday life. God wants godly men to teach and ...Read More
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Have Dominion
Subduing creation for God’s glory is a multifaceted endeavor. It involves the raising of godly children and the conversion of the nations so that the world will be filled with sanctified image-bearers. Taking dominion also means we endeavor to ...Read More
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In His Own Image
Scripture alone provides a solid foundation for human dignity. Without it, we have no basis for asserting that all men are created equal or that all men must be treated with kindness. That we bear God’s image, however marred ...Read More
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In the Beginning
These opening two verses of Scripture introduce us to the One for whom and by whom all things were made. The self-existent Lord of the universe existed before everything was created, and He alone has the ability to create freely ...Read More
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Recalling Our Purpose
When Adam and Eve fell, the image of God was marred in them and in all of their descendants. However, God was gracious and provided redemption for this image in the person of Jesus — the supreme image of God. Take ...Read More
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Recalling Our Purpose
We may not often think about it, but when we do good to others we are doing more than just obeying the Lord’s command. Since God is the one who pours out His common grace upon all creation, every ...Read More
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The Crafty Serpent
Though we cannot comprehend the depths of the wisdom of God (Rom. 11:33), the Lord does ordain evil without Himself ever being the author of it. All things serve the sovereign, good purposes of God almighty (Prov. 16:4 ...Read More
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The Days of Creation
Atheistic naturalism leads us to boldly confess God’s work of creation. We must be careful, however, not to divide the church over the interpretation of Genesis 1, for godly men have confessed God’s creation of all things while ...Read More
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The Forbidden Fruit
Do you believe in what God has revealed to us? Do you take Him at His word when He tells us He is good and that He never lies (Num. 23:19)? Or do you let your own “knowledge” or ...Read More
