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Faith is more than a cold metallic assent. 

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Faith isn't cold agreement with facts about Godu2014it's trust that reshapes the heart, the will, and the way we live each day.

The term “Secular Biblical Theologian” (of which there are many) is an oxymoron.

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Secular Biblical Theologian is a contradiction: real Biblical theology submits to God's authority, something secularism refuses to grant.

Atheism postulates that man has sufficient knowledge to categorically state that there is no God. What world religion has more faith than that?

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Atheism claims certainty that no God exists - a claim faith itself can't prove. Explore why unbelief takes trust too, not just reason.

God wrote the two tablets with His own fingers. If God took pains to write — well may we take pains to read! 

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God carved His law in stone with His own fingersu2014Thomas Watson insists our reading should carry that same weight of careful diligence.

We are too quick to apply sinful human morality as a measuring stick for an all-knowing God.

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We judge God by broken human fairness. Scripture says His ways and thoughts run higher than ours ever could.

Science should be the window that opens one up to the complexity of God.

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Science isn't a rival to faith - it's a window into the vast, intricate mind of the God who spoke the universe into being.

Close obedience of God is still failure.

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Saul's near-obedience cost him the kingdom. Scripture shows that partial compliance with God's commands is still open rebellion.

Evangelism – a focus on the joy of Heaven rather than the fear of Hell. 

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Real evangelism leads with the joy of Heaven, not just the fear of Hell - because the gospel is good news before it's a warning.

Of the 117 Billion Who Ever Lived on the Earth, None Have Been Lost (John 18:9)

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Jesus promised to lose none the Father gave Him—a promise of eternal security for believers, not universal salvation for all.

If you love money you will use people. If you love people you will use money. 

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Jarrod Scott's quote cuts to the heart: love money and you'll use people; love people and you'll rightly use money instead.

Those who limit their theology to “love thy neighbor” blend in with society, but not with Christ.

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Real faith doesn't stop at kindness. It confesses sin, bows to Christ's lordship, and proclaims the whole truth of the gospel.

It’s peaceful to remain theologically stationary, with the Creator, as mankind rotates around changing cultural norms.

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Jeff Hilles reminds us that true peace comes not from chasing cultural trends but from standing fixed on the unchanging God.

One cannot truly understand the concept of “Faith”, unless they already have it.

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Faith cannot be argued into someone from the outside; it is known from within, and real belief always precedes real understanding.

Theology is too important to be polluted by linking it to political ideology.

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Jeff Hilles warns that mixing theology with political ideology corrupts both faith and politics—and distorts the gospel we're called to proclaim.

Children professing faith before they truly understand ‘Jesus is Lord’ can be an inoculation of dead Christianity. 

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A child's early profession, if not truly understood, can inoculate against real faith. Here's why lordship matters.

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Take Up Your Cross: What Jesus Really Meant by Self-Denial

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Assuming the Best: Trusting God Instead of Overthinking

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The Holy Spirit’s Confirming Work in Every Believer’s Life

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Loving Our Enemies: How Believers Show God’s Love to a Watching World

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Online Debate Motives: Why Skeptics Challenge Believers

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A believer reflects on a long-running online debate with a skeptic, asking what really drives the urge to disprove faith.

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The term “Secular Biblical Theologian” (of which there are many) is an oxymoron.

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Secular Biblical Theologian is a contradiction: real Biblical theology submits to God's authority, something secularism refuses to grant.
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Faith is more than a cold metallic assent. 

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Faith isn't cold agreement with facts about Godu2014it's trust that reshapes the heart, the will, and the way we live each day.
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Assuming the Best: Trusting God Instead of Overthinking

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Silence gets misread as rejection. This piece makes the case for direct conversation instead of imagined stories, and trusting God with the outcome.
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Sin cannot be defeated by self-discipline alone. This Biblical reflection explains how the Holy Spirit frees believers from bondage, changes their desires, and empowers them to walk in obedience to God.
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Be Faithful In The Small Things

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Scripture Our verse today comes from Matthew 25:21, “The master...
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Question #8: What is the law of God stated in the Ten Commandments?

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Answer: You shall have no other gods before...

Question #10: What does God require in the fourth and fifth commandments?

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Answer: Fourth, that on the Sabbath day we...

Question #44: What is baptism?

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Water poured in the name of the Trinity is more than ritual. Baptism publicly seals a believer's adoption into Christ, the washing away of sin, and a lifelong belonging to God and His people.

Question #36: What do we believe about the Holy Spirit?

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Answer: That he is God, coeternal with the...

Question # 23: Why must the Redeemer be truly God?

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Answer: That because of his divine nature his...

Question #49: Where is Christ now?

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Risen and reigning, Christ is not absent but active, seated above every power and interceding for his people right now, until he returns to judge and make all things new.

Question #50: What does Christ’s resurrection mean for us?

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Christ’s resurrection offers hope for believers, promising new life and eternal life. Those who trust in Christ will be resurrected, while those who don’t will face everlasting death.

Question #21: What sort of Redeemer is needed to bring us back to God?

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Answer: One who is truly human and also...

Question #46: What is the Lord’s Supper?

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Bread broken, cup lifted, souls fed. The Lord's Supper is more than ritual remembrance — it joins believers to Christ and to each other, and points forward to the feast still to come.

Question #35: What is our only hope in life and death?

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Answer: That we are not our own but...