A quick look at the doctrine of the Millennium and the consequences of ignoring it. I have to admit: Before I cracked open the books, I didn’t give the doctrine of Jesus’ thousand year reign a second thought. Shoot–I hadn’t even given it a first thought. But am I any less of a Christian? And…
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“All who died will come to life.” That is the doctrine of resurrection in seven words. It’s probably one of the most visible and enduring doctrines of the Christian church. In fact, as a nation we celebrate the resurrection–Christ’s resurrection that is. But I doubt most Americans–let alone professing Christians–could articulate a clear explanation of…
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In 1998, four psychologists interviewed twenty hospitalized psychiatric patients from the Hebei province in China. Chinese physicians diagnosed these patients as hysterical. The patients, however, believed their bodies were . In other words, possessed. Samples of Spirit Possession One woman spoke of her dead aunt walking through her house as “a white person, but without a head.” At times…
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You may think less of me after this post. Then again, maybe not. I guess it just depends on where you land on this debate. Let’s lay the groundwork first. Groundwork Ahead Last Friday I got an email from Daniel Wilson of blog. He asked a simple question. But very penetrating. The kind of question that,…
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Most Christians agree that the soul survives death. What happens until the resurrection, however, is a matter of debate. What happens to the human soul when a person dies? Does it disintegrate the moment a person’s brain flat lines like materialists argue? Or does it survive the body to live forever? Of course most Christians agree…
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Did you know that there’s a massive archive of all things reformed in a single place on the web? Discover it here. Monergism is the name for the doctrine that the Holy Spirit acts independently of the human will in the work of new birth. It’s also the name for one of the best online resources…
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Death looms over us all. It frightens some and elates other. Drives us to noble works and dreadful deeds. Perhaps no single force has worked so powerfully on man as his knowledge that he must surely die. called the knowledge of one’s own death the essential fact that distinguishes us from animals. Yet, we…
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Forgive me, but there’s something you and I have forgotten. It’s simply this: Christ will one day return. When? We don’t know. We do know that it will be . And . Unfortunately, we so often live as if Christ won’t return as he promised. Often we lend so much of our time and energy and emotions…
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The history of purgatory in ab0ut 805 words. Ever wonder how Roman Catholics prove the doctrine of purgatory? Yeah, me too. That’s why I did a little digging recently. Here’s what I found. Purgatory: The Essentials First, let’s define purgatory. In a nutshell, purgatory is a place where redeemed souls go to purge their…
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Contemporary Calvinists suppose that the acronym TULIP is a time-honored, authentic distillation of what was achieved at the Synod of Dordt. They’re wrong. TULIP. The sacrosanct, historical formula understood to have been given to us by our Protestant fathers… A formula that deserves consistent recasting to more effectively communicate the actual meaning of the five…
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