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Clear searchThe Gospel, Human Perception, and the Illuminating Work of the Holy Spirit
When someone rejects the gospel, what have they understood? A biblical examination of human perception, accountability, and the Spirit's work in bringing sinners to Christ.
Read article →History, heresy, and the temptation of private Christianity
…sion and belief are personal acts produced through hearing the word of Christ. Individual accountability need not become individualism. Doctrinal hunger likewise need not be secret knowledge. A congregation that offers shallow moral encouragement in place of sustained biblical te…
Read article →Two failures, two responses, and the difference between remorse and repentance
…fession to those we have wronged, restitution where possible, acceptance of consequences, accountability, and concrete changes in behaviour. Yet none of these things purchases forgiveness. They are fruits of repentance, not the price of grace. Judas returned the silver, but retur…
Read article →An unrequited love for the historic Church
…hought contain nothing worth hearing. Others gather around gifted personalities with less accountability than the historic structures they condemn. These are serious disorders. They deserve rebuke. But they are not necessary consequences of sola Scriptura, believer’s baptism, a m…
Read article →Creation, judgement, and the coming reign of Christ
…d. But none of those convictions permits us to neglect God's ownership of creation or our accountability for its use. If those who do not acknowledge the Creator sometimes show greater care for His handiwork than those who confess His name, their theological error does not excuse…
Read article →Not escape from the body, but its redemption
…y receive the things done in his body." —2 Corinthians 5:10 These passages establish real accountability and reward. They do not permit the attitude, "I am saved, so nothing else matters." We should, however, be careful not to claim more than Scripture states. Paul's comparison o…
Read article →How Christians can think politically without surrendering conscience to a package deal
…rbs 18:17; Matthew 5:14–16; 1 Corinthians 1:10–13; Philippians 2:15–16. The character and accountability of rulers: Deuteronomy 17:14–20; 1 Samuel 8:10–18; Isaiah 1:17–23; Isaiah 3:13–15; Isaiah 10:1–2; Jeremiah 22:1–17; Ezekiel 22:6–29; Micah 3:1–12; Amos 5:7–24; Amos 8:4–7; Mal…
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