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New sermons on the book of Colossians are now available. http://unityarp.podbean.com/

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Many in our day are returning to the theology of Karl Barth. People are tired of Liberalism and do not like Fundamentalism. Barth satisfies the intellectual because he was intelligent. He puts liberalism in its place. But Barth is Neo-orthodox and this is like purgatory - it is supposed to be a place between heaven and hell, but it is a place that doesn't really exist. So Barth's

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DR. RICHARD BURNETT PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE DOES NOT CONCUR WITH INERRANCY!

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Contrary to many neo-barthian scholars, such as Dr. Richard Burnett of Erskine Seminary, Dr. Geoffrey W. Bromiley, former professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, understands and exposes Barth's unorthodox view of Holy Scripture. Read my paper and decide for yourself.

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A Window into the Socialist Soulby Joel McDurmon, Sep 18, 2009"God and socialism stand in complete contradiction and eternal conflict. We must choose one, and cannot choose neither. Without God, mankind is doomed to the judgment of mankind, including his political contrivances leading to theft. Christians must recognize this antithesis and choose the good. Then, we must stand and defend the

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John Calvin John Calvin was a theologian, pastor, biblical exegete, and tireless apologist for Reformed Christianity, and ranks among the most important thinkers in church history. His theological works, biblical commentaries, tracts, treatises, sermons, and letters helped establish the Reformation as a legitimate and thriving religious movement throughout Europe. No theologian has been

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I have recently been listening to messages by Mark Driscoll, pastor of 6,500 member Mars Hill Church in Seattle. The last post was critical of a mega-church. Driscoll, however, is the real deal. I've only listed to 3 messages so far, but what I've heard is reformed, biblical and definitely culturally applicable. Just yesterday I was listening to part two of his spiritual warfare series and

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Newspring is a huge church in our area, and like many megachurches today, they have constructed their worship service to reach the unchurched. The service is not really a worship service, but a rock concert followed by a sermon which is often a comedy routine. As someone recently commented to me after attending there for a few weeks, it is all done on a "kindergarten level." Here are a few

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I read this today on a FaceBook profile:“Everyone's truth is different, as to each and every one, reality is perception, and perception reality. It is only from a thorough searching deep within, not from some external source, that we come to some degree of commonality concerning truth.” My response: "There is only one truth. The foundation of truth is God Himself, who is truth. Reality is

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1. ROMANS 3:23 - All have sinned"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"2. ROMANS 6:23 - All deserve hell; heaven is a free gift"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."3. JOHN 14:6 - Jesus is the only way to heavenJesus said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.4. 1

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This an excellent review by Dr. J R de Witt of a new book by A.T.B. McGowan titled The Divine Spiration of Scripture.The book attempts to present an alternative view to the traditional, biblical view of the inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture. Dr. de Witt demonstrates that this alternative view presented by McGowan is found wanting.The Divine Spiration of Scripture - A Review by Dr J R de

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This past year I have taken two classes at Erskine Seminary and written two papers. One has to do with the doctrine of Justification and the other deals with B. B. Warfield's doctrine of the inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture."John Calvin’s Doctrine of Justification: An Overview and Comparison with Robert Gundry" Download File "BENJAMIN BRECKINRIDGE WARFIELD: The Defense of the Word of

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The Shack is a new book that thousands of undiscerning Christians are all excited about. Listen to this message by Dr. Al Mohler to get the truth.A Look at “The Shack”Also read a thorough reviewof The Shack by Tim Challies.http://www.challies.com/media/The_Shack.pdf

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Sola ScripturaScripture - a Final RevelationChristianity is based upon revelation from God.We as reformed Protestants are committed to the principle of "Sola Scriptura", or Scripture alone. Through Scripture, God has revealed all that is necessary for us to know about Himself, and about our salvation. In fact, we say that the "Holy Scripture alone is our infallible authority for all matters of

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I can't remember where I got this, but it is worth going through to think about this important matter of justification.Justification Test1. According to Romans 8:30, whom does God justify?2. God justifies:a. the godly b. the ungodlyc. the sincere (Read Romans 4:5 after you circle your answer!)3. What two things does God do in justification? (pick two)a. infuses righteousness into us b. pardons

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Sola Scriptura Christianity is based upon revelation from God. If God had not chosen to reveal Himself to man, there would be no knowledge of Him, or of salvation. We as reformed Protestants are committed to the principle of "Sola Scriptura", or Scripture alone. Through Scripture, God has revealed all that is necessary for us to know about Himself, and about our salvation. In fact, we

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OPTIONS God or no God? GodChristian God or another religion's God?Christian God Scripture alone or Church/tradition/Scripture?Scripture aloneChrist alone or Christ plus something else?Christ aloneGrace alone or grace plus self effort?Grace alone.Faith alone or faith/works/sacraments/?Faith aloneMy choice or God's choice?God's

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John Calvin said that we ought “to attempt nothing but by Divine authority.” Next question -- Where is that Divine authority found?-Not the church-Not within yourself-Not culture-Not government-Not your personal experience-Not some new revelation-Not some priest, nor popeDivine authority is found in the 66 books of the Bible. (sorry, no Apocrypha) Every word is inspired of God and every word is

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Chapter Two – True and False Assurance The starting point in the pursuit of full assurance is self-examination. 2Corinthians 13:5 says, "Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you--unless, of course, you fail the test?" The Bible clearly calls upon us to question ourselves -- to examine ourselves and determine

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Chapter One – What is Assurance? This short study is for any person who has a desire to be certain of his or her eternal destiny. You may not even believe at this point that it is possible to know such a thing, much less to have certainty about it. Let me assure you, the Bible teaches that a person can know with certainty where you will go after death. Would you like to know and be sure

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The Real Secret Can I let you in on a secret? What if I told you that there was an ancient secret that you could tap into that would bring you untold wealth, success and happiness in life? That is exactly what the recent book and the film titled “The Secret” claim. “The Secret” claims that “You’ll begin to understand the hidden, untapped power that’s within you, and this

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The Lord God said, “Let there be light”, and there was light. Jesus said, “I am the light of the world”. The apostle John said about Jesus that He is the “true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.” Jesus gives light to every man who comes to Him and believes in Him. It was said of John the Baptist, that he “came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all

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Acts chapter 16 records that Paul and Silas were thrown into jail for their faith. While incarcerated, they started singing praises to God. At that time a great earthquake occurred and all the prison doors were opened and the chains of the prisoners were loosed. The jailer woke up and feared that all the prisoners had escaped. He was about to commit suicide when Paul intervened and told him

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A little over 15 years ago I was sitting in the plush conference room of an attorney who was being paid $100/hour to do some work for us. He was probably around 42 years old at the time. We began to discuss church and he told me that he used to be a deacon in a prominent church in town but had grown disillusioned with church quarrels and such, so he wasn't attending very much at that time. So

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In Acts chapter 15 the leaders of the church were called upon to test the spirits and deal with a critical issue that had serious ramifications. This issue is still a problem in the church today. In fact, some would say that it is THE issue by which the church stands or falls. We are talking about how a person is saved from sin and obtains eternal life. Acts 15:1 says that “certain men came

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