The Christian’s Motivation for Serving God

by Charlie Bing – Why do Christians serve God? Why should Christians live a godly life? At one time or another most believers have probably questioned their motives for service and godly living. The purpose of this study is to explore motivations for Christian service...

Does 1 John 1:9 Affirm that Believers Should Confess Their Sins?

by Roger Fankhauser [1] – First John 1:9 makes a very clear statement, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” However, not all agree on who “we” identifies. Some take it as believers only,...

The Precedent for Literal Grammatical Historical Hermeneutics in Genesis

In order to arrive at a Scriptural approach for interpreting Scriptures, the interpretive method must be exegetically derived from within the Scriptural text. Otherwise, there can be no claim to hermeneutic certainty, because any externally derived interpretive method...

The Supremacy of Christ

by Jeff Heslop – Have you ever thought about how important it is to have confidence in people or things you depend on? For example, we often depend on a good friend for help in times of need, for good counsel, and for companionship. But what if we discover that our...

The Danger of Aesop and Role Models: The Bible as a Resource Book

Ours is a trivial age, and the church has been deeply affected by this pervasive triviality....Ours is a self-absorbed, human-centered age, and the church has become, sadly, even treasonably self-centered.[1] While God wants to give us everlasting life, we settle for...

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The Case for Inclusive Psalmody

The Case for Inclusive Psalmody

by Arnfield P. Cudal – Because psalm-singing was not a tradition in the evangelical church I grew up in, my encounter with singing the Psalms seemed like a novelty at first, but as appreciation and familiarity in singing the Psalms grew, it has come to be one of the...

What is Progressive Revelation? (Pt.4)

What is Progressive Revelation? (Pt.4)

by Paul Martin Henebury – Revelation Cannot Be Divorced From the Character of the Revealer Plain-speaking is usually thought to be a virtue.  One should say what one means.  On the other hand, it is not a virtue to use words which one knows beforehand may lead another...

Why Are There Four Gospels? Part 3

Why Are There Four Gospels? Part 3

by Henry Vosburgh – The second reason is to reveal an entire presentation of Jesus to all humanity. Four Gospels by four unique writers with four target audiences – it only follows that there would be a four-fold presentation of Jesus Christ in order to reveal the...

Finding & Following God’s Will, Part 1

Finding & Following God’s Will, Part 1

by Steve Spurlin − I have been noticing an upswing in the discussion concerning how God speaks to HIs people today.  The arguments range from the idea that God still speaks to each individual believer through dreams, visions, audible voice, and other people, to those...

What About the Sabbath?

What About the Sabbath?

by George Gunn – The question of Sabbath observance often comes up A full answer to this question could get quite long. Here's the short version. There are several things to keep in mind regarding the Sabbath: The first reference to the Sabbath, Genesis 2:2-3 says...

Keeper of Mysteries

Keeper of Mysteries

by Matt Hagemeier − Yesterday I woke up, and my shoulders screamed. Knots were climbing up and down my spine, swinging joyfully through my neck, and taking raucous residence in the penthouse at the top of my skull. I tried stretching and deep breathing, an...

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