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Our culture’s continued slide into unbiblical immorality has conditioned many of us to sidestep personal sanctification.  

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Cultural compromise doesn't excuse spiritual passivity. Scripture calls believers to pursue holiness even as the world normalizes sin.

Lifestyle Evangelism is like General Revelation – it does not save anyone.

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A godly life adorns the gospel but cannot deliver it. Salvation comes only through the proclaimed word of Christ crucified.

It’s not always the gospel that’s offensive, sometimes it’s the Christians. 

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The gospel is meant to offend the proud, but too often it's Christians' behavior, not the message, that pushes people away.

 In Genesis, we have paradise lost, in Revelation we have paradise gained.

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The Bible's story arcs from Eden lost to Eden restored, showing that God's redemptive plan ends far better than it began.

“We are only guaranteed our last heartbeat.”

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No one is promised tomorrow. This piece explores why the certainty of death should push us toward the certainty of Christ, not fear.

The power of the pulpit should come from the Lord and not from the charisma of the pastor.

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Pulpit power isn't pastoral charisma - it's the Holy Spirit working through preached truth to convict, convert, and sanctify hearts.

Life is short and death is eternal.

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Life passes quickly, but death opens onto eternity forever fixed. This piece considers what that means for how we live now.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

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Voltaire's warning still stands: false belief always precedes cruelty, and only truth in Christ can guard the heart from both.

Swimming Against the Current: The Mark of Spiritual Life

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A dead fish floats downstream with no resistance - a living faith swims against the culture's current, straining toward Christ every day.

“If you think one political party is right and the other party is evil, the problem with our politics is you.“

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Tribal politics reveals a heart problem Scripture names as pride and idolatry-not which party you back, but who you worship.

“It is not wrong to have such an intimate relationship with God that you even pray for a parking spot.”

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God welcomes the small requests, not just the big ones. Intimacy with Him means bringing every detail, even a parking spot.

There is nothing “beyond Religion.” Creation is the beginning, and eternity waits at the end.

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No one steps outside God's story. From creation to eternity, every worldview answers to the same Author.

If Unbelievers are right, oh well. If Biblical Christians are right, OH NO! Today is the day of Salvation (2 Cor. 6:2).  

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Unbelief risks everything on a coin flip; Biblical faith rests on Christ's finished work. Today is still the day of grace.

Science asks more questions over time than it answers. God answers it all.

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Science keeps generating fresh mysteries with each new discovery, but only God offers complete, certain, and eternal answers to every question.

Prayer is the greatest expression of faith because it takes our efforts offline. 

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Prayer proves we've stopped relying on our own strength and started trusting God with what we cannot control ourselves at all.

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Evidence of a Creator: The Universe’s Order Points to God

From Fibonacci spirals to DNA's code, nature's mathematical precision raises a question no lab experiment can answer alone.
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Spiritual Growth in Christ Means Growing Together, Not Alone

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Paul's picture of the body in Ephesians 4 shows why no believer grows alone - and why every gift, however different, matters.

Seeking God’s Will Before You Move: A Lesson in Surrender

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A writer reflects on trading rushed plans for surrendered prayer, asking God's direction before acting rather than after the fact.

Criticisms of Christianity: Five Common Objections Answered

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Is Christianity just a crutch, a fairy tale, or hypocrisy dressed up as faith? Five common objections, tested and found lacking.

Everyday Frustrations and Finding Peace in God’s Presence

In the News Debra Hodges -
From bug encounters to QR codes and gas prices, one writer's humor turns into a heartfelt call to bring frustrations to God.

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Religion in the Courtroom: What Scripture Says About Justice

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Why did a judge grow angry when religion came up in trial twice? Scripture offers a clearer standard for courtroom justice.

Biblical Wisdom for Decisions: When to Flex, When to Stand Firm

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A Christian reflection on knowing when to bend and when to stand firm, from dinner choices to marriage vows and AI's growing influence.

Confidence in God: What Joseph’s Story Teaches Us About True Security

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A slave and prisoner stood confidently before Pharaoh because his identity rested in God, not status, opinion, or ability.

Joy versus Happiness: What the Bible Actually Promises

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The Bible draws a sharp line between fleeting happiness tied to possessions and the lasting joy God gives even in suffering.

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Famous Atheists Who Became Christians

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An Oxford atheist argued with friends until Christianity made more sense than materialism. These stories of scientists, journalists, and scholars who crossed from unbelief to faith still challenge and inspire.
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Why God created man?

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God created man in His image and with a purpose, but Adam lost it chasing God's likeness. Every hard thing since then is part of a plan already in motion to conform us to the image of His Son.
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Christianity vs. christianity – Who’s who in Eternity 

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How to Love God with All Your Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength

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The article explores loving God, growing in Christ, prioritizing His kingdom, and aligning life with His will. There is a need for a genuine relationship with God and loving Him with all one’s heart, mind, soul, and strength.
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Lifestyle Evangelism is like General Revelation – it does not save anyone.

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A godly life adorns the gospel but cannot deliver it. Salvation comes only through the proclaimed word of Christ crucified.
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Spiritual Growth in Christ Means Growing Together, Not Alone

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Paul's picture of the body in Ephesians 4 shows why no believer grows alone - and why every gift, however different, matters.
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5 Ways AI Acts Like a Demon

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AI offers increased knowledge, similar to the serpent’s temptation in the Garden of Eden. It can lie, deceive, and tell people what they want to hear, mirroring Satan’s tactics. Ultimately, the article suggests that AI, like demons, can be destructive.
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Seeking God’s Will Before You Move: A Lesson in Surrender

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A writer reflects on trading rushed plans for surrendered prayer, asking God's direction before acting rather than after the fact.
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Whose Voice Wins? Listening to God Above Yourself

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From childhood we learn to weigh whose word carries the most authority. This devotional asks a piercing question: when God speaks, will you actually listen, or quietly overrule Him?
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Taking the Mark of the Beast and Still Going to Heaven

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Confidence in God: What Joseph’s Story Teaches Us About True Security

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A slave and prisoner stood confidently before Pharaoh because his identity rested in God, not status, opinion, or ability.
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“The Rod and the Staff are a symbol…”

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The rod and staff symbolize protection and guidance, with the cross embodying God’s justice and mercy.
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When God Humiliated the gods of Egypt

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Pharaoh's gods ruled the Nile, the soil, the womb, and the herd — until God turned every sacred symbol against Egypt. The ten plagues were not random disasters but a precise, public humiliation of the powers Egypt trusted most.
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How Many Christian Denominations Are There and Why?

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From one foundation in Christ to 45,000 denominations worldwide, Christianity's fracturing tells a familiar story: pride and sin corrupting what God intended to be unified. Here is how it happened and what it costs.
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Young Men Returning to Faith: A Prodigal Son’s Story

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A Gallup poll shows young American men returning to faith - and one writer's family history shows why that return matters so much.
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Addressing 5 Common Myths About Christianity 

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Christianity is often reduced to a rulebook, a superiority club, or a science-denier's handbook. Five of the most stubborn myths get a direct answer from what Scripture actually teaches.
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Catholicism vs Biblical Christianity: Faith, Works, and Salvation

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A Biblical Christian analysis of Roman Catholicism examining shared beliefs, key theological differences, and the critical issue of salvation by grace through faith.
Biblical Theology

Why Mary Knew Jesus Would Turn Water Into Wine

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Mary’s words at the wedding in Cana reveal a deep confidence in Jesus long before His public ministry began. This reflection on John 2 explores what Mary may have understood about Christ, faith, and quiet trust in the Son of God.

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What the Bible Actually Says About Pride and Homosexuality

Scripture does not open with a rule about sex—it opens with a design. From Genesis to Romans to a single past-tense word in First Corinthians, the Bible's case is clear and consistent and offers hope for every sinner on the list.

Why did the female minister go to bed?

Scripture reserves the pastoral office for qualified men. Here's a gentle, verse-by-verse look at why and what the SBC's 2025 vote revealed about the debate.

Church: You’d Love To Help, But Stacking Chairs is not Your Spiritual Gift

God doesn't only use our strengths. Sometimes He calls us into the work we'd rather skip, reminding us that every member of His body matters.

Bible Receives Modern Update With ‘Morally Gray Edition’

A Babylon Bee satire imagines a "Morally Gray Edition" of the Bible that removes God's absolute moral standards. The joke lands because progressive theology really is trying to soften Scripture.

Besides Adam and Eve, what person in the Bible had no earthly parents?

Joshua led Israel into the Promised Land after Moses died, conquered Canaan in obedience to God, and pointed forward to Jesus through his very name, which means "Yahweh saves."

Daily Bible Reading: Why No Christian Should Regret Time in the Word.

A satirical Babylon Bee headline pokes fun at our excuses, but the punchline is should not be true... no Christian has ever truly regretted opening the Bible. Here is why daily Scripture reading must be your soul's first meal of the day.

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Evidence of a Creator: The Universe’s Order Points to God

From Fibonacci spirals to DNA's code, nature's mathematical precision raises a question no lab experiment can answer alone.
In the News

Criticisms of Christianity: Five Common Objections Answered

Is Christianity just a crutch, a fairy tale, or hypocrisy dressed up as faith? Five common objections, tested and found lacking.
In the News

Everyday Frustrations and Finding Peace in God’s Presence

From bug encounters to QR codes and gas prices, one writer's humor turns into a heartfelt call to bring frustrations to God.
In the News

Young Men Returning to Faith: A Prodigal Son’s Story

A Gallup poll shows young American men returning to faith - and one writer's family history shows why that return matters so much.
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Campus Evangelism: Three Disturbing Shifts in Students

Fifty years of campus ministry reveal three shifts: truth denial, Biblical illiteracy, and rising despair reshaping evangelism today.
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DSA Religious Socialists: A Coalition Built Without Christ

A socialist coalition invokes Dorothy Day, Malcolm X, and liberation theologians as religious cover, but their theology diverges sharply from Scripture.
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Critical Thinking and the Bible: Does Scripture Hold Up?

From the Dead Sea Scrolls to the conquest of Canaan, this piece takes on Christianity's toughest objections directly and unapologetically.
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Getting Right with God Before the Diagnosis Comes

A woman facing terminal cancer got baptized to 'get right with Him' - and her son followed her into the water that same day.
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Christianity and Division: What Truth Claims Reveal

Christianity's critics call it divisive, but every claim of objective truth divides people, Jesus included, and that isn't a flaw.
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Abortion Up to Birth: A Biblical Christian Response

Massachusetts now permits abortion up to birth. A Biblical Christian response to what Scripture says about life in the womb.
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Biblical Terms for Hell: Gehenna, Sheol, Hades, and the Lake of Fire

The Bible names Hell in several ways - Gehenna, Sheol, Hades, Tartarus, and the Lake of Fire - each describing a distinct reality.
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Grace and Mercy: What They Actually Mean for Trusting God

A reflection on the difference between grace and mercy, and why trusting God with daily worries brings more peace than trying to control everything.
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Forgiveness and Justice: A Gospel Answer to an Agnostic’s Anger

A store clerk's inverted cross sparked a real conversation about oppression, forgiveness, and whether God's justice can be trusted.
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Alive in Christ: How God Raises the Spiritually Dead

Before Christ we weren't wounded but dead - Ephesians 2 explains how God's grace alone brings the spiritually lifeless to life.
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Make Disciples: Why the Church Quits After the Beginning

A wedding charge to mentor newlyweds and the Great Commission's call to make disciples share the same overlooked ending we all need to fix.

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The Power of the Tongue: Watch Your Mouth!

Randy DeVaul -
A single spark levels a forest; a single word can level a relationship. James 3 makes clear the tongue steers life itself, and only a Spirit-transformed heart can turn destructive speech into words that heal.

Building The Best Jesus Bridges To The World

Anne Hope -
A cemetery full of fresh flowers raises a hard question: do the dead receive more love than the living? Faith answers by building a bridge to the lost — anchored in God's word, offered while there is still time.

God Didn’t Do This to Me

Derek Hastings -
Hester, facing her twentieth sinus surgery, finds joy and comfort in her faith despite her husband’s frustration. A transformative encounter with Jesus, facilitated by her friend Julia, led Hester to believe in God’s presence and love, helping her cope with her illness.

Generational Legacy: Passing On the Praise of God

Randy DeVaul -
Psalm 145 stresses the importance of passing down faith and God’s greatness through generations, highlighting the role of older believers in strengthening younger generations’ faith.

Why did God Allow Sin into the World?

Jeff Hilles -
God allowed sin into the world through Lucifer’s free-will decision to rebel, driven by pride. While God is all-powerful and could have prevented sin, He allows free will because true love and worship require it. While God knows who will be saved, mankind remains His ambassadors for spreading the Good News.

My Daughter Got Saved…. Twice

Jeff Hilles -
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Peace Beyond Willpower: Trusting God’s Strength Daily

JM Troppello -
A wife's honest reflection on prayer, Scripture memorization, and why lasting peace depends on God's strength, not our own willpower.

How Long Should You Pray? Scripture and the 7-Day Rule

Jeff Hilles -
God already knows your needs — yet still commands you to ask. Discover a Scripture-based framework for prayer, from quick flare prayers to the powerful 7-Day Rule.

Devotions

Forty Years of Bondage, One Moment of Freedom in Christ

Rich Holt -
Luke the physician made sure we knew this man had suffered for over forty years before Christ healed him instantly - a picture of how quickly Jesus can end even our longest-held bondage.

Whose Voice Wins? Listening to God Above Yourself

Rich Holt -
From childhood we learn to weigh whose word carries the most authority. This devotional asks a piercing question: when God speaks, will you actually listen, or quietly overrule Him?

Refusing to Stop Speaking in Jesus’ Name

Rich Holt -
When commanded to stop preaching, Peter and John kept Jesus first. This devotional asks whether our churches and our schedules still make room for speaking His name, not just staying busy.

Hope in Dark Times: Trusting God’s Deliverance

Rich Holt -
From Pharaoh's murderous decree to today's cultural decay, God's people have always faced dark schemes. This devotional points to the deliverance and nearness of Jesus even now.

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Evidence of a Creator: The Universe’s Order Points to God

In the News Jeff Hilles Jeff Hilles -
From Fibonacci spirals to DNA's code, nature's mathematical precision raises a question no lab experiment can answer alone.
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Religion in the Courtroom: What Scripture Says About Justice

Jeff Hilles Jeff Hilles -
Why did a judge grow angry when religion came up in trial twice? Scripture offers a clearer standard for courtroom justice.
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Biblical Wisdom for Decisions: When to Flex, When to Stand Firm

Nora Gwen Nora Gwen -
A Christian reflection on knowing when to bend and when to stand firm, from dinner choices to marriage vows and AI's growing influence.
Devotion

Forty Years of Bondage, One Moment of Freedom in Christ

Rich Holt Rich Holt -
Luke the physician made sure we knew this man had suffered for over forty years before Christ healed him instantly - a picture of how quickly Jesus can end even our longest-held bondage.
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Spiritual Growth in Christ Means Growing Together, Not Alone

Randy DeVaul Randy DeVaul -
Paul's picture of the body in Ephesians 4 shows why no believer grows alone - and why every gift, however different, matters.
Biblical Theology

Confidence in God: What Joseph’s Story Teaches Us About True Security

Rina Schultz Rina Schultz -
A slave and prisoner stood confidently before Pharaoh because his identity rested in God, not status, opinion, or ability.
Spiritual Growth

Seeking God’s Will Before You Move: A Lesson in Surrender

JM Troppello JM Troppello -
A writer reflects on trading rushed plans for surrendered prayer, asking God's direction before acting rather than after the fact.
Devotion

Whose Voice Wins? Listening to God Above Yourself

Rich Holt Rich Holt -
From childhood we learn to weigh whose word carries the most authority. This devotional asks a piercing question: when God speaks, will you actually listen, or quietly overrule Him?
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Criticisms of Christianity: Five Common Objections Answered

Zack Duncan Zack Duncan -
Is Christianity just a crutch, a fairy tale, or hypocrisy dressed up as faith? Five common objections, tested and found lacking.
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Everyday Frustrations and Finding Peace in God’s Presence

Debra Hodges Debra Hodges -
From bug encounters to QR codes and gas prices, one writer's humor turns into a heartfelt call to bring frustrations to God.

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Question #1: What is our only hope in life and death?

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The New City Catechism opens with the hardest question a person can face: what holds you when everything falls apart? The answer is not a what but a who, and He already owns you completely.

Question #37: How does the Holy Spirit help us?

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Answer: The Holy Spirit convicts us of our...

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

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

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

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

Question # 24: Why was it necessary for Christ, the Redeemer, to die?

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Answer: Since death is the punishment for sin,...

Question #9: What does God require in the first, second and third commandments?

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Answer: First, that we know and trust God as...

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 #29: How can we be saved?

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Answer: Only by faith in Jesus Christ and...

Question #11: What does God require in the sixth, seventh, and eighth commandments?

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Answer: Sixth, that we do not hurt, or...