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  • Christians Need Not Fear Scientific Inquiry

    from R.C. Sproul Jan 18, 2019 Category: Articles

    There is a sense in which the Christian should be the most passionate scientist of all because he should be rigorously open to truth wherever it is found. He should not be afraid that a new discovery of something that is true will destroy his foundation for truth. If our foundation for truth is true, all other truth can only support it and enhance it. It can’t destroy it. Therefore, Christians ought not to be afraid of scientific inquiry. This does not mean that we should uncritically accept all pronouncements and pontifications of scientists. Scientists are fallible and may occasionally make arrogant statements that go far beyond the realm of their own expertise.   Keep Reading

  • 2019 National Conference: Last Day to Save

    from Nathan W. Bingham Jan 16, 2019 Category: Articles

    This is the last day to save $60 when you register for our 2019 National Conference. Register by midnight ET to secure your discount. Keep Reading

  • Is Christ Enough for You?

    from Augustus Lopes Jan 16, 2019 Category: Articles

    In the letter he wrote to the Colossians, Paul had to deal with a false teaching that scholars often refer to as "the heresy of Colossae." This designation is due to the unique character of the teaching and the fact that it seems to have flourished only in that region. It was a combination of Jewish elements with ascetic and mystical practices—all connected by an incipient Gnosticism. Its supporters had managed to infiltrate the Christian churches in Colossae and probably churches of other cities located in the Lycus River Valley as well. We have no evidence that this sect settled in other places.   Keep Reading

  • Accepting “No” as God’s Will

    from R.C. Sproul Jan 14, 2019 Category: Articles

    I am astonished that, in the light of the clear biblical record, anyone would have the audacity to suggest that it is wrong for the afflicted in body or soul to couch their prayers for deliverance in terms of "If it be thy will…." We are told that when affliction comes, God always wills healing, that He has nothing to do with suffering, and that all we must do is claim the answer we seek by faith. We are exhorted to claim God's yes before He speaks it. Keep Reading

  • Don’t Adjust Your Conscience to Fit the Culture

    from R.C. Sproul Jan 11, 2019 Category: Articles

    Most of us are familiar with Martin Luther's heroic statement at the Diet of Worms when he was called upon to recant. "Unless I am convinced by sacred Scripture, or by evident reason, I cannot recant, for my conscience is held captive by the Word of God, and to act against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand. I can do no other. God help me." Keep Reading

  • The Privileges That Are Ours

    from Nathan W. Bingham Jan 09, 2019 Category: Articles

    The letter to the Hebrews, as our studies throughout the year have shown, is full of Old Testament language and ritual. Running throughout it is an ongoing sense that as believers we are on the move, on a pilgrimage through the wilderness. This motif echoes in our ears as we turn the pages. We are seeking to reach the land of rest (4:1). Indeed we can already come near enough to see the throne of its King (4:16; 10:19). It is the throne of grace before which Christ our High Priest stands. So we run the race before us with perseverance, our eyes fixed on Him (12:1–2). Keep Reading

  • Freedom in Christ

    from Burk Parsons Jan 07, 2019 Category: Articles

    The Psalmist declared, “Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day” (Ps. 119:97). Why would anyone love the law of God? Why would we love that which constantly tells us what miserable wretches we are, daily points out all our shortcomings, relentlessly reminds us of all our death-deserving sins, and keeps knocking us down to our knees, leaving us crying out for help? Keep Reading

  • Does Christology Matter?

    from Sinclair Ferguson Jan 04, 2019 Category: Articles

    “We all unanimously teach that our Lord Jesus Christ is to us one and the same Son, the self-same perfect in Godhead, the self-same perfect in manhood; truly God and truly man … acknowledged in two natures, unconfusedly, unchangeably, indivisibly, inseparably … the properties of each nature being preserved.” Keep Reading

  • Get a Basic Overview of the Bible

    from R.C. Sproul Jan 02, 2019 Category: Articles

    Here's my recommendation: begin with an overview of the Bible. Get the basic framework first. Keep Reading

  • New Year’s Resolutions for God’s Glory, Not Our Own

    from Burk Parsons Dec 31, 2018 Category: Articles

    ...the Word of God gives us not only permission to make resolutions, it gives us good reasons for doing so. Various biblical passages seem to provide us with reasons for resolutions and examples of men of God who resolved to live for Him in a particular manner for a particular reason. Keep Reading
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