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What mercy, holiness and the cross reveal about God
Two Revelations of Divine Love What mercy, holiness and the cross reveal about God Love is easily claimed. Its character is revealed by what it does when the beloved is undeserving and the cost is real. Islam and Christianity both sp…
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Unity in Christ and distinction in God's purpose
…d by faith, promises mercy to natural branches, and grounds the entire arrangement in the holiness of the root. What about Abraham's seed? All who belong to Christ are Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise (Galatians 3:29). This is glorious inclusion. Gentile believer…
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Responding to five common criticisms without defending what Scripture does not require
…of every divine purpose and the only ground of redemption. Prophecy should produce hope, holiness, and confidence in God's character—not speculation for its own sake. Dispensationalism is not the gospel, and no interpretive system is inspired. It is a framework to be tested, ref…
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What 'yea and Amen' in Christ means for Israel and the covenants
…make little sense. The same principle would threaten the Church. Christians are called to holiness, warned against apostasy, disciplined for sin, and commanded to persevere. Churches in Revelation are even threatened with the removal of their candlesticks. If human failure automa…
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Fulfilment in Christ, the inclusion of the Gentiles, and Israel's future mercy
…). These are not expressions of a merely political nationalism. They include forgiveness, holiness, deliverance, and faithful service before God. Israel's true hope was always spiritual as well as national. Jesus later promised the Twelve that in "the regeneration" they would sit…
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Why Israel's failure cannot make the word of God fail
…God would not have been more faithful by ignoring idolatry, injustice, and unbelief. His holiness required judgement. Solomon praised God because not one word of the promised blessing had failed (1 Kings 8:56); later generations discovered that not one word of the threatened jud…
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Two accounts of judgement, mercy, and the sinner's hope before God
…tion as its intended fruit; they do not become its price. That protects both humility and holiness. Nobody can boast in a moral balance, and nobody can use grace as permission to cherish sin. Why assurance is possible If my final hope rests upon the quality of my record, I must c…
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The positive argument of the whole series, brought together
…tive systems, and places the doctrine within its pastoral purpose: expectancy, endurance, holiness, service, and comfort. The book page will carry the Kindle and paperback links when the Amazon editions are available.
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