Dislocated Saints
One of the most common sports-related injuries today is dislocated joints. Though I've never experienced such an injury, those who have tell me it is very painful and that it renders the affected limb useless until the dislocation can be...
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In Praise of Learning
Some evangelical believers regard formal learning with suspicion and doubt. Part of this may be a fear of the unknown. To the person with no education after high school, university training may seem quite foreboding. To many, a man with...
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Am I Teachable?
The words of the Apostle Paul to Timothy are telling: "Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity" (1 Tim. 4:12). Apparently,...
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Born by the Railroad Tracks
I grew up in a passionately evangelistic assembly where we were taught the railroad track view of divine sovereignty and human freedom. I deeply admired the brethren who taught me the Word and consider it one of the best Bible...
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How God Puts our Sins Away
The threefold malady of sins, doubts and fear that has afflicted the human family is a condition for which this world has no remedy. We know there are many religious "quacks" who advertise their abilities and offer their prescriptions, but...
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The Heart of the Gospel
What has prompted this study, is the perception that many important scriptural terms in connection with the gospel are losing their value and significance in our day. Terms such as Substitution; Redemption; Justification; and Propitiation are becoming increasingly confused, and...
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Get it Straight
It is commonly held by many in Christendom that instant salvation from the penalty of sin is impossible. It is supposed that conversion is a process which requires much time and earnest perseverance before God can accept the sinner and...
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Saved… from what?
God's grace does not encourage licentiousness. We glory in the fact that we are saved by grace alone, apart from human works (Eph. 2:8-9). But God's grace leads us away from the world culture in which we live to a...
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