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The book argues that “try-hard Christianity” misunderstands both holiness and the function of biblical exhortations by turning the Christian life into a cooperative project in which our effort helps make us holier before God. In contrast, the Absoluter wing of Old School Baptists insists that all the elect are equally and immutably holy in Christ: sanctification, as to standing, is eternal in election, accomplished once-for-all in Christ’s offering, and applied by the Spirit in regeneration, not a moral ladder the believer climbs. New School / Missionary Baptists maintain a classic ...

La Manifestation du Christ La Promesse Divine de la Manifestation du Christ Jean 14, 15-21 Petite Leçon de Catéchisme Cette petite leçon de catéchisme nous fait prendre conscience du rôle sotériologique de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ. Il est vrai que l’objectif ultime de l’incarnation du Logos Fils de Dieu était le rachat de la race humaine sur la croix et que cette rédemption est amplement suffisante pour racheter tous les péchés de toutes les générations, cependant, à cause des scandales, des hérésies, des blasphèmes contre le Saint-Esprit et des causes de chute, la ...

The doctrine of the Incarnation stands at the very heart of the Christian faith. It is not a secondary teaching, a seasonal theme, or a theological abstraction, but the central revelation by which God makes Himself known and accomplishes redemption. The Incarnation declares that the eternal Son of God entered human history by taking on real human nature, without ceasing to be fully divine. Scripture summarizes this staggering truth with unmatched simplicity and depth: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). In this single statement, heaven and earth meet, eternity ...

This book is a compact, historically anchored argument that treats Sunday School less as a neutral “church activity” and more as a modern institution with a theology baked into its machinery. It opens with a brief foreword framing the piece as a continuation of (and response to) ongoing criticism of the Old School Baptist position. In the first movement, Sunday School is defined in its modern, recognizable form—an age-graded, volunteer-run “learning hour”—but its origins are located in late–late-18th-century social conditions: industrial poverty, child labor, and a push for ...

In Scripture, “witness” and “testimony” are truth-terms, not technique-terms. A witness gives honest attestation to reality—Christ’s person and work—and the believer’s life is meant to function as corroborating evidence, not as a staged performance. Modern usage often drifts: “witnessing” becomes a program (“going witnessing”) and slides into scripts, pressure tactics, and “closing the deal,” while “testimony” can become a stylized personal story that subtly shifts the center from Christ to the speaker. Harris’s The Witnessing Church (1837) represents an ...

Il est fréquent d’entendre les gens parler de santé, de richesse et de prospérité comme étant des signes de la bénédiction de Dieu. Cependant, Jésus a dit que ce sont les pauvres, les persécutés et les personnes qui souffrent qui sont bénis. Dans ce petit livre, R. C. Sproul examine une section bien appréciée du Nouveau Testament appelée les « béatitudes ». Il utilise les célèbres paroles prononcées par Jésus au début du sermon sur la montagne pour expliquer que la vraie bénédiction n’est possible qu’en saisissant la grâce de Dieu en Jésus-Christ.

King Josiah inherited a kingdom in ruin and under the judgment of God. He heard a message of destruction from prophets and changed his ways, but quickly found out sincere faith is not enough! While cleaning up his kingdom and placing the temple in order, the workers discovered the Book of the Law which told Josiah how to worship before God. When he humbled himself to God and His Word, he was spared the destruction that was coming.

In Greek, the root of “heretic” is αἱρέω / αἵρεσις, originally meaning “to choose” and then a choice, school, or party—a neutral term for a philosophical camp. Hellenistic Jews (like Josephus) use αἵρεσις for religious sects such as Pharisees and Sadducees. In the New Testament the word shifts: in Acts it can still mean “sect,” but in Paul’s lists it means factions that tear the church, and αἱρετικός (Titus 3:10) is the factious man who insists on his own line. In the 2nd–4th centuries, as the church confronts Gnostics, Marcionites, Arians, ...

This book is about salvation by God’s grace. If you were to ask the average Christian if he believed in salvation by grace, most would respond with an emphatic, “Yes.” I know, because I have asked people from many Christian faiths, and each response has been in the affirmative. Why wouldn’t it be?

»Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe, und Frieden auf Erden bei den Menschen seines Wohlgefallens!« (Lukas 2,14) Diese Worte gehören zu den wohl bekanntesten Weihnachtstexten der Bibel. Es sind tröstliche und zugleich auch erschreckende Worte. Aber was bedeuten sie? Und was haben diese Worte mit Ihnen zu tun? Auch, wenn Sie sich diese Fragen bisher noch nie gestellt haben, sollten Sie sich doch die Zeit nehmen, die Antworten in diesem kurzen Hörbuch zu finden. Vielleicht gewinnt das Weihnachtsfest dadurch für Sie eine völlig neue Bedeutung!

This audiobook was written to reveal the Scriptures that will help you learn how to watch for and be a part of Jesus Christ's coming kingdom. If you are seeking more than simple answers, this audiobook will show you the deeper truths in the Scriptures that will lead you to a closeness with Christ now, and a position with him in his coming kingdom in the very near future. Lyn Mize has given us an excellent resource that can be instrumental in helping us qualify to become part of those who will reign and rule with Jesus in this magnificent holy city.

Who is Jesus Christ? In a world filled with conflicting doctrines and interpretations, this essential question demands a clear, biblically grounded answer. Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God offers a unique and rigorous exploration, built exclusively upon the King James Version of the Holy Bible. Employing the Sentinel Threefold System (UAD), this book equips you to: Uncover Philosophical Fallacies that distort biblical truth. Analyze Logical Fallacies in arguments against Christ's deity. Defend Truth through the powerful KJV Topical Bible Study Method. Inside, you will find: Part I: ...

Self-righteousness can do much damage to the lives of believers. Paul, the apostle, knew this. So he did his best to safeguard us. In Philippians chapter 3, Paul pleads with us to stay away from doctrines that promote self-righteousness. And the people who promote them. Paul calls them ‘dogs.’ ‘Evil workers.’ ‘The mutilation.’ These were people who said, “If you want to get right with God, you also need to do this ... and that ...” In Paul’s days, it was circumcision. Today, it might be something else. Because doctrines of self-righteousness are still around today. Albeit ...

The phrase “rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15) has a long interpretive history. The original Greek word orthotomeō means “to cut straight,” as in building a road. The Septuagint uses it for “making paths straight” (Prov. 3:6; 11:5). Early Fathers like Chrysostom read it as teaching faithfully, not partitioning scripture. Jerome’s Vulgate gave “rightly handling,” and Wycliffe, Tyndale, and the Geneva Bible transmitted it into English, with the KJV fixing the phrase “rightly dividing.” In the 19th century, Darby and Scofield redefined it as a command to ...

The book explores Paul’s statement in 1 Corinthians 9:22, “I have become all things to all men,” by beginning with a close Greek analysis of the verse. It explains that phrases like “τοῖς πᾶσιν γέγονα πάντα” (“I have become all things to all”) and “ἵνα πάντως τινὰς σώσω” (“so that by all means I might save some”) emphasize Paul’s radical willingness to adapt himself—in every ethically permissible way—for the salvation of others. This does not mean compromising doctrine or morals, but laying aside personal rights, altering...

This book argues that the New Testament rejects both a lone “me-and-Jesus” individualism and a faceless, group-identity collectivism, and instead presents salvation as deeply personal and fiercely corporate—God saving a people in Christ, by sovereign grace, one sinner at a time. It defines “collective salvation” as God redeeming a people (laos, sōma, ekklēsia), where individuals are saved into a body, not as detached atoms. Scripture’s corporate language (Israel as “my people,” federal headship in Adam and Christ, the Church as body/bride/holy nation) shows that salvation ...

The piece argues that the modern “church planter” concept is a late, human-invented construct born out of 19th–20th-century missiology—the academic habit of systematizing mission work using theology plus social sciences—and especially out of recent evangelical church-growth culture. It sketches a brief history of missiology: mission in the NT and early church is simply narrated; medieval Catholicism talks about plantatio Ecclesiae as the church being planted in new lands; Protestant mission societies explode in the 18th–19th centuries; then figures like Warneck and Schmidlin ...

Alianza Eterna: La Promesa de Redención es una obra teológica y literaria que revela el hilo invisible que une la historia de la humanidad con el corazón de Dios: Sus pactos. Desde el Edén hasta la cruz, desde el arcoíris de Noé hasta la sangre del Cordero, estas páginas muestran que la redención nunca fue un plan alterno, sino el propósito eterno del amor divino. Con una narrativa que entrelaza profundidad teológica, belleza poética y sensibilidad espiritual, el autor invita al lector a descubrir que cada pacto bíblico es una manifestación distinta del mismo amor inmutable. ...

Hay un dicho muy popular que afirma que del otro lado “nadie ha vuelto para decirnos si es verdad o es mentira esto de la otra vida”, pero nada más falso que esta frase. Decía Epicuro “lo que los hombres temen no es que la muerte sea la aniquilación sino que no lo sea”, por este motivo se cierran a la evidencia bíblica y a las implicaciones de la resurrección de Jesús de Nazaret. Cosmovisión Bíblica ofrece este artículo para responder bíblicamente a las preguntas: ¿Hay vida después de la muerte?¿Existe un periodo entre la muerte y el destino eterno? Y si lo hay ¿Dónde...

I am excited! There are few subjects that get debated as often as does that of repentance. Christians, even those who claim to be of like faith and practice (I mean independent, fundamental Baptists) split hairs and churches over it. The word repentance, in one form or the other, is found one hundred twelve times in the Bible. That’s plenty of material to discover what God has to say on the subject. This book is an attempt to do just that. If you are looking for me to give you all the answers on the doctrine of repentance, I am afraid you will be disappointed. I have my opinions, ...