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  • Limited Atonement by Roger Nicole

    Limited Atonement by Roger Nicole

    Roger Nicole wrote a very helpful book entitled, Our Sovereign Savior, in which he explains the essence of the Reformed Faith.  Chapter 5 is about the subject of “Particular Redemption.”  Here are a few of the excellent points Roger Nicole made: When it comes to...

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  • Isaiah 9 and the Infinite Procreation Error of Full Preterism

    Isaiah 9 and the Infinite Procreation Error of Full Preterism

    ISAIAH 9:6-7 - For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. [7] Of the increase of his...

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  • Modern Jews are Not the Biblical Jews – James Jordan

    Modern Jews are Not the Biblical Jews – James Jordan

    The following are excerpts of “The Future of Israel Re-examined” by James B. Jordan: Who Were the Jews Most Christians think of the Jews as a race of people descended from Abraham. In this section of this essay I want to call this assumption into...

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  • 2 Peter 3 – John Owen and John Lightfoot and the Passing Away of Heaven and Earth

    2 Peter 3 – John Owen and John Lightfoot and the Passing Away of Heaven and Earth

    Dr. Owen’s Sermon on 2 Peter iii. 11. Works, folio, Reprinted 1721. The apostle makes a distribution of the world into heaven and earth, and saith they were destroyed with water, and perished. We know that neither the fabric nor substance of the one or...

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  • Paul Tripp: The Power of Words

    Paul Tripp: The Power of Words

    Words of Life or Death How Sin Affects Words God Cares About our Words Owning Our Words More Than a Vocabulary Warning: Paul Tripp uses a few offensive words in this clip. This video may not be appropriate for children. But the biblical wisdom Dr....

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  • Ode to Providence

    Ode to Providence

    Jose “Tommy” Kitazaki was one of the most unique people I have ever met. Born in Cuba to Japanese parents in 1925 Tommy grew up as the son of a fishermen. His dad immigrated to Cuba by force after stealing the fishing boat that he...

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  • Will the Real Church-growth Expert Please Stand Up!

    Will the Real Church-growth Expert Please Stand Up!

    Much of the Church is in competition with the world for popularity these days. The world is very good at capturing people’s attention and affections because it targets and appeals to the pleasures of humanity. The church, on the other hand, tends to be very...

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  • Ulrich Zwingli

    Ulrich Zwingli

    Zwingli was originally the Luther of Switzerland. At one time he tolerated the Anabaptist, but then drastically opposed them. With the help of Oecolampadius, he led the Swiss Reformation along similar lines to Luther and Melanchthon in Germany, but with certain important differences. He taught...

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  • Debating Purpose Driven

    Debating Purpose Driven

    The widely popular Purpose Driven church model is causing a controversial stir among congregations in the United States. While the model is adopted worldwide across denominations, arguments around it go back to the age-old debate of Christian tradition versus cultural relevance. Coined by megapastor Rick...

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  • The NEW Celebrate Acrostics Bible

    The NEW Celebrate Acrostics Bible

    The new Celebrate Acrostics Bible is A MUST BUY! Especially if what your church needs is a big group hug. Just watch the video to see why you must buy this Bible. Rich Warren says that we are all sinners and therefore we have all...

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  • How to Stop AIDS

    How to Stop AIDS

    “Only the church has the authority to completely eradicate AIDS,” said Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church. And the authority he is speaking of is . . . an acrostic! Rick says that the world has tried to combat AIDS with a strategy that is...

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  • George Whitfield on Perseverance

    George Whitfield on Perseverance

    John 10:27–28 — “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. And I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my hand.” Here are in our text three blessed promises...

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  • God Decreed The Fall, but not Evil

    God Decreed The Fall, but not Evil

    Did God decree the fall of man? Did God decree evil? Let me answer this question by first quoting Jonathan Edwards: That we should say that God has decreed every action of men, yea, every action that is sinful, and every circumstance of those actions;...

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  • The Saddleback Controversy

    The Saddleback Controversy

    Richard Abanes, author of Rick Warren and the Purpose that Drives Him (Harvest House, 2005), recently criticized Scott for his post entitled “15 Things I Learned at Saddleback.” Richie, as was his stage name during his dancing and acting days, questioned Scott’s accuracy on the...

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  • Saddleback Lessons Unabridged

    Saddleback Lessons Unabridged

    I recently posted a rather sarcastic blog on Rick Warren and Saddleback Community Church entitled 15 Things I Learned at Saddleback. In the comments section of this blog I was taken to task by self proclaimed apologist for Rick Warren, Richard Abanes. He is a...

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  • 15 Things I Learned at Saddleback

    15 Things I Learned at Saddleback

    For my own integrity sake I took the opinion that if I was to speak with any authority on Saddleback Community Church then I would need to actually attend the church itself, and not just take other’s word for it. Since moving to California five...

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