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Repentance

Is Church Discipline Mean?

By R. Scott Clark / March 5, 2024

The tendency today is to view the church as a means of therapy, a place of fellowship and encouragement. The very idea of church discipline seems high-handed, arbitrary, unjust, even mean. Is this true?

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How Not to Be a Nebuchadnezzar

By Ayrian Yasar / June 2, 2023

The book of Daniel shows us that God does not owe humankind anything. We can learn much from the experiences of Nebuchadnezzar, the prideful king who had it all and then had everything taken away from him.

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Are We Ready for the Second Coming of Jesus?

By Chris Gordon / May 11, 2023

After telling the parable of the persistent widow in Luke 18, Jesus says, “When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” Why does Jesus draw a direct connection between the faith of the widow and the faith he will find when he returns?

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10 Things to Pray For in 2023

By Christina Fox / January 2, 2023

God is the author of 2023, and he has planned the coming year down to the minutest detail, all with the goal of his glory and our good. Here are 10 things to pray for in 2023.

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3 Reasons Why Christians Should Lay “R.I.P.” to Rest

By Nick Batzig / October 29, 2022

It has become commonplace for Christians to use the shorthand “R.I.P.” (rest in peace) on social media when speaking of individuals in whose lives there was no evidence of saving grace at their death. Here are several reasons why believers should be troubled by this occurrence.

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A Biblical Approach to an Overly Guilty Conscience

By Lara d'Entremont / July 16, 2022

Feelings of guilt have a good place in the Christian life, but when they become excessive we have created unhelpful sorrow. What is a biblical approach to an overly guilty conscience?

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The Great Need of the Hour for Christians

By Chris Gordon / September 28, 2021

With the plethora of problems the world is facing at the moment, the fact is that almost universally among Christians there lacks a deep humbling of ourselves before the Lord in true repentance.

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“Forgive Us Our Debts”: Getting Specific When Confessing Our Sins to God

By J. V. Fesko / April 17, 2021

Are you spiritually “asleep at the wheel” when it comes to recognizing certain patterns of behavior and seemingly mundane thoughts and actions that actually transgress God’s law?

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Why Is Jesus Taking So Long to Return?

By Le Ann Trees / August 28, 2020

Why did Jesus say he is coming soon when it’s already been around two thousand years since his ascension? Should Christians doubt Jesus’ second coming because he is taking so long to return?

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