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Romans 8:1-2: How Christ Rescues Us From Condemnation
Sermon Audio: Romans 8:1-2 is one of the most powerful and reassuring summaries of the Gospel in the whole Bible. By examining these two verses, we can find immense encouragement about some of the astounding things Christ has done and is doing for His people who have put their faith and trust in Him. How…
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Who the Christian is in Christ
In Christ by His mercy and grace…. …I am accepted: I am God’s child (John 1:12) I am Christ’s friend (John 15:15) I have been justified (Romans 5:1) I am united with the Lord and one with Him in spirit (1 Corinthians 6:17) I have been bought with a price—I belong to God (1 Corinthians…
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Historical and Biblical Evidence for Elder Led Congregationalism
Historical evidence Historical evidence carries absolutely no weight unless Scripture confirms it. That said, however, it is wise to consider those who have traveled the path before us to see if we might profit from their experiences and insight, as recommended by Proverbs 24:6, “in abundance of counselors there is victory.” Working from present-day to…
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New Covenant Theology Introduction
In summary, New Covenant Theology (NCT) teaches that the Mosaic Law Covenant is obsolete, taking the full force of Hebrews 8:13 where it says, “In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the first one obsolete.” NCT states that Christians are now under a better covenant, the New Covenant in Christ’s blood and under the…
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How Galatians 3:16 Refutes the Doctrine of Paedobaptism
Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ. (Galatians 3:16 ESV) Here Paul explains that the promises to Abraham were to Abraham and to Christ; not to the many people of…
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An encouraging quote from Bunyan on the difficulty of prayer
“May I but speak my own experience, and from that tell you the difficulty of praying to God as I ought, it is enough to make your poor, blind, carnal men to entertain strange thoughts of me. For, as for my heart, when I go to pray, I find it so loth to go to…
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On 1 Corinthians 7:14 “as it is they [the children] are holy”
For the unbelieving husband is set apart for God by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is set apart for God by the husband. Otherwise your children would be corrupt, but now they are set apart for God. (1 Corinthians 7:14 HCSB) Most Bible versions translate hagios here to “holy” which is correct, except that it…
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A helpful rebuttal to the paedobaptist argument that Luke uses “brephe” (often translated “infant”) in chapter 18.
The Greek for infants, or babes, is usually brephe ; but even this word is sometimes applied to children that are not infants. Thus, Luke, in his narrative of this transaction, once uses the term (v. 15) in the same way as paidia, —rendered in our Version by “infants”. Here, however, the fact that Luke, in all other places in the…
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Eldership Notes
Geoff Thomas says that almost all preachers are elders, but few elders are preachers?? He sees the distinction here: I Tim.5:17 “The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honour, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching” “Their own character and godliness is far more important to him than…