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On the Lord’s Day, Turn Apps & Email Off On Your Cell Phone

On the Lord’s Day, consider turning off apps, email, and whatever else you can on your cell phone.  The first day of the week, Sunday, is not the Sabbath, but there are principles from Israel’s Sabbath that are appropriately applied to the first day of the week, the day of Christian worship, the Lord’s Day […]

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Reformed Systematic Theology v. 1, Joel Beeke & Paul Smalley

I recently finished reading Joel R. Beeke and Paul M. Smalley, Reformed Systematic Theology vol. 1: Revelation and God (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2019).  I had purchased it on Logos Bible Software and, because I thought it had lots of good features, also purchased a physical copy with Reformation Heritage Books (which may be cheaper than […]

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Normal Now Extreme and Dangerous

Part One Extremism In the first year of living back in Indiana, my wife and I tried fried chicken at two regional, renowned restaurants.  When I say that, get in your mind very homey places like Wagner’s Village Diner in the small town of Oldenburg.  It won the James Beard award in 2023 for its […]

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Books By David Cloud Read Aloud: Can You Help Truth Get Out?

Way of Life Literature, run by Bro David Cloud, has many excellent resources.  David Cloud has also written many excellent books, as well as useful videos one can find on his website.  While not infallible, of course, they are well-researched, sound in doctrine, and something I could recommend highly to almost any Christian.  I am very […]

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Dipping Now Into Application Of American Fundamentalism And British Evangelicalism

Part One PART TWO The Quality of Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism What Justifies Separation? The recent Alistair Begg story provides a teaching moment for comparison between American Fundamentalism and British Evangelicalism.  It also gives pause for judging the credibility or quality of these movements.  Were the participants believing and practicing scripture? Many evangelicals consequently gave their […]

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Dipping Now Into Application Of American Fundamentalism And British Evangelicalism

Alistair Begg’s Interview Popular evangelical preacher, Scottish American Alistair Begg, on September 1, 2023 revealed the following account in an interview: And in very specific areas this comes across. I mean, you and I know that we field questions all the time that go along the lines of “My grandson is about to be married […]

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King James Bible & Sam Gipp, Peter Ruckman & Gail Riplinger

Who is King James Only Advocate Sam Gipp? Sam Gipp is an extremist defender of the King James Bible (also known as the King James Version or Authorized Version) of 1611 (KJB / KJV / AV).  Gipp has been heavily influenced by the “Baptist” heretic Peter Ruckman, having graduated from Ruckman’s Bible institute, and having […]

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Douglas Wilson: “I Am Not A Separatist”

The Moscow Mood One landscape of the evangelical internet blew up recently when evangelical reformed (Presbyterian?) Kevin DeYoung, leader in The Gospel Coalition, wrote a scathing article against Douglas Wilson and his Christian enterprise in Moscow, Idaho.  He entitled it:  “On Culture War, Doug Wilson, and the Moscow Mood.”  Now Wilson has answered him with […]

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The Relationship of the Doctrine of Separation to the Doctrine of Adoption

Salvation and Adoption Under the umbrella of the doctrine of salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone is the doctrine of adoption.  One will see the doctrine of adoption especially in both the books of Galatians and Romans.  God does adopt believers into His family as sons. Adoption is an only New […]

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Application in the Story of the Rift Between Paul and Barnabas, Starting in Acts 15:35-41

Acts 15:35-41:  Barnabas and Paul The Jerusalem and Antioch churches settled a dispute in Acts 15.  After that, a rift occurred between long time fellow laborers.  Here is the text (verses 35-41): 35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. 36 And some […]

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