E. Sudhir Isaiah, Ph.D. Whenever you read the Gospels you cannot miss our Lord’s countless number of references to the “Kingdom of God.” Every such instance is aimed at people coming into the Kingdom, to receive the “Good News” offered by Jesus and be saved. It may seem paradoxical that whereas Jesus summoned men and […]

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J. Kerby Anderson The genetic revolution may have begun in the twentieth century, but its impact will be felt mostly in the twenty-first century. Meanwhile, as knowledge in genetics doubles every few years, ethical and theological considerations often lag behind. The challenge for scientists and nonscientists and Christians and non-Christians is to evaluate carefully the […]

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Pastor Paul Mizzi Confusion of Categories: Science, Bible Interactions between science and the Christian faith are often mistakenly described under the heading “Science and the Bible.” Little progress can be made, however, until one realizes that such a comparison results from a confusion of categories. Science is the result of human interpretation of God’s original […]

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Gerry Breshears, Ph.D. I. Unmerited favor to us through Christ leading to full membership in family of God with all the rights, privileges, responsibilities thereunto appertaining. This is related to justification, founded on the finished work of Christ. A. Error of Judaizers (Galatians): entrance or continued membership depends on obedience. B. Error of the Christian […]

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David Smitherman Is Capital Punishment a Barbaric Act? From time to time, the execution of a convicted killer touches off a flurry of protests, editorials in various print media, and TV and radio talk shows in which the pros and cons (mostly the “cons”) of capital punishment are discussed. The message that usually comes from […]

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Edward E. Dudek, M.A. Introduction Theology in a Christian context is “a discipline of study that seeks to understand the God revealed in the Bible and to provide a Christian understanding of reality” (Erickson 1998:17). In the area of sanctification, the discipline seeks to understand God’s redemptive work of holiness in relation to humankind. Sanctification […]

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Larry J. Waters Written by an unknown author, possibly the most ancient literary account in the Bible,1 the Book of Job is a mixture of divine and human wisdom that addresses a major life issue: Why do righteous people suffer undeservedly?2 The Book of Job is also a prime example of Hebrew wisdom literature3 that […]

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Kenneth O. Gangel A striking statement from Isaiah leaps off the page of the annual report of a small evangelical denomination: “See, I am doing a new thing!” (Isa. 43:19, NIV). The 459 pages that follow describe how God is dealing with that fellowship of churches to craft a vision for the future. Many of […]

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Bob Kauflin Before I start this series, I wanted to give you some background. Eight years ago, after I had served as a pastor for twelve years, C.J. Mahaney invited me to assume the new role of “Director of Worship Development” for Sovereign Grace Ministries. One of my assignments was to study and train others […]

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