Category: Church Blog
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On Calling a Minister Presently Serving Another Church
When a church extends a call to the minister of another church, whether both belong to the same federation or denomination or not, is it a case of “piracy”?
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Why Does Your Church Have Confession, Absolution, and Communion?
Roman Catholic stuff? For evangelicals, these three words conjure up a nightmare of a confessional, adoration of the host, and other forms of Roman Catholic sacerdotalism. James asked me about these things…
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“After my 15th rededication … our faith was almost completely extinguished”
“I declared a church fast and we quit attending church altogether. We quit our small group, we quit working with the ministry to the homeless; we just stopped everything. Our faith was almost completely extinguished.”
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Various Greetings on Our Third Anniversary
Here are some video greetings from our friends overseas: Pastor Yogi Gangar and Trinity United Reformed Church, Walnut Creek, California: “We praise God with you for the opportunity to partner with Pasig Covenant Reformed Church over the last 3 years. We are mindful of his covenant faithfulness and we give thanks for the ministry…
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Is Libya Today in Bible Prophecy?
I don’t want to be “left behind” in all this excitement about the unfolding of prophecy right before our eyes on CNN and CBN, so I say, “Me, too!” Are dispensationalists the only ones who keep revising their prophecies? So here’s an update of two old posts regarding how Biblical prophecy must be interpreted.
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A Present or Future Millennium?
If premillennialism is correct, then it is glorified saints follow Satan and revolt against Christ! But are we really to believe that evil is not finally conquered at Christ’s return—even where Jesus is physically reigning and judgement has already occurred?
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Why “Let Go and Let God†Is a Bad Idea
The two-tiered Christian life: By “saved,†they mean that Jesus became their Savior and that they became a Christian. By “surrendered,†they mean that they gave full control of their lives to Jesus as their Master, yielded to do whatever He wanted them to do, and “dedicated†themselves through surrender and faith.
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Hebrews 6:4-6: Christians Losing Their Salvation?
Ligonier Ministries’ Tabletalk magazine has a series of devotionals on Hebrews 6:4-6, “one of the most difficult passages in all of Scripture,” which “has often been used with the attempt to prove that genuine Christians can lose their salvation.”
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Wise Beyond Her Sixteen Years
“I deny that, and I affirm that only faith saves: but it is fitting for a Christian, in token that he follows his Master Christ, to do good works; yet we may not say that they profit to our salvation. For when we have done all, yet we are still unprofitable servants, and only faith…
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New Bible Study in Cavite
Do you live in the Imus-Bacoor-Dasmariñas-Las Piñas area? You are cordially invited to a new Bible study in the Imus area that started at the house of a young Christian professional i met in Facebook. Their house is in Bukandala, Imus, Cavite. So far, we have met four times on Saturday afternoons. Last week, my brother-in-law,…