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How Do You Know If Your Church Is Legalistic?

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If you asked the average Christian to define legalism, the answers may not come so quickly. What exactly counts as legalism? How do we know it when we see it? The confusion is exacerbated by the fact that the term can be used in different ways. People can use the same word but infuse it with very different meanings.

Beauty and the Gospel

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What does the Bible say about beauty?

A Conversation with Dr. Ray Ortlund on Combating the Scourge of Pornography

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In this episode, Jason Thacker and discuss a gospel vision for combating pornography in community.

Should Churches Ordain Women?

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We have this discussion where we say, “pastors should be men,” and then we stop right. All the while, women are wondering, “what is it that God has called me to do in the life of the church? Does this mean studying theology and understanding the Bible is only for men and we have to serve in the nursery?” But in the New Testament, it is amazing how God uses women for the advancement of his kingdom.

3 Things Women Need to Know About Eve

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Eve... was not the villain in the story; she was a beloved, restored, redeemed child of God. The way we view her impacts the way we see ourselves and the women around us. Eve was not the mess-up and, for the sake of our hearts and the hearts of the women around us, we need to go back to her story and get to know her better. We need to cut through the misunderstandings that have clouded our view and remind ourselves of the truth of who she was before God—and who we are as well.

We Are Not Germs: The Case for Human Dignity

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Christianity teaches that human dignity is rooted in the holiness of God; it reflects God’s dignity.

Meditation Monday #7: The Apostles Creed

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Ursinus wrote: "Christ was miraculously conceived in the womb of the Virgin, by the immediate action, or operation of the Holy Ghost, without the seed and substance of man, so that his human nature was formed from his mother alone, contrary to the order of things which God has established in nature, as it is said, "The power of the Highest shall overshadow thee" (Luke 1:35)... So we understand and believe that Jesus Christ is a real, historical man.

MamaBear Monday with Gospel Gal: Gender Role or Identity in Christ?

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In my early 20s, I was very idealistic of what I thought a godly woman should be (much of it was influenced by reading books by Leslie Ludy and Elisabeth Elliot). I tried desperately to mold and shape my personality into what I thought would be attractive to other men. Coming to a Reformed understanding of the nature of justification and sanctification has been such a freeing process.

God’s Heart for Those Hurt by the Church

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Hagar is an example of someone used and abused by the church, and there are many Hagars around us today. Pollsters tell us that the increasing number of “de-churched” people—those who used to attend religious services but no longer do—point to negative experiences in the church for why they’ve left. How does God feel about them? How does he feel about you, if you’ve been hurt by the church, and have fled into the wilderness like Hagar did?

What’s So Bad About R.L. Dabney?

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Everyone has blind spots. Even our most beloved heroes have feet of clay. However, what should we do when the whole thing is filled with clay? When the blind spot becomes large enough to divide an entire denomination for over 100 years? We need unequivocally repudiate it, lament and ask forgiveness for our unqualified endorsement of such a man, and then rethink whether we ever want to do so again. We can’t even start this process until we see for ourselves what’s really there.
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Creeds and Confessions

The Chalcedonian Creed

Canons of Dordt

Thirty-Nine Articles

The Belgic Confession

Athanasian Creed

Nicene Creed

The Second Helvetic Confession

The Apostles’ Creed