Dr. Moore has posted PDF manuscripts of Dr. Graeme Goldsworthy’s lectures on Biblical theology. At 75+ pages, that’s basically a free book!
You can also get them as MP3 on the Seminary website

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The latest 9Marks interview: “Proud to be a Protestant? R. Kent Hughes, pastor emeritus at College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, discusses with Mark Dever his 40 years of pastoral ministry.”

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Quote from A Geerhardus Vos Anthology:
The conception of partial inspiration is a modern figment having no support in what the Bible teaches about its own makeup. Whenever the New Testament speaks about the inspiration of the Old, it is always in the most absolute, comprehensive terms. Consulting the consciousness of the Scriptures themselves in this [...]

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Pulpit Magazine has a very interesting article out entitled What Was NT Prophecy?
In summary form, this article addresses the topic of New Testament prophecy giving us statements from Continuationist like Sam Storms, Wayne Grudem, and Jack Deere and provides responses from Cessationist like Sam Waldron and Thomas Edgar.
Strictly speaking, I am not a Cessationist, [...]

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Over at Christian Research Net we find a summary of a very telling story from the Boston Globe about evangelicals turning to monasticism. The summary also points you to the original story at the Boston Globe.
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Joshua Harris, at his blog writes:
My five-year-old son, Joshua Quinn, has been following the presidential election with his dad. To him it’s another sport alongside football and NASCAR. Someone wins. Someone loses. He can understand that.
He has seen various candidates on TV and he’s been drawn to Barack Obama. Is it any wonder? Even for [...]

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From OneNewsNow.com — Mar 6, 2008
A three-judge panel of the California Court of Appeal has determined parents in that state have no legal right to home school. A Christian attorney in Sacramento says unless the ruling is reversed, literally thousands of students in the Golden State will be subject to criminal sanctions.
Read the complete story [...]

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From Christian Research Net:
Over at Emergent Village we see a revealing post concerning the concept of being born again featuring Tony Jones, a leading theologian in the emerging church:
Tony Jones recently interviewed Rev. John Chisham, pastor of River of Life Alliance Church in Marshall, Minnesota (and also outspoken critic of Tony and Emergent) for a [...]

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In this message (Can You Lose Your Salvation), Dr. Walter Martin present a compelling argument for the the Doctrine of Perseverance and he also discusses the Doctrine of Assurance.
Proof Text:
Hbr 6:1-12; Jhn 5:24; Jhn 6:35-40; Jhn 6:44; Jhn 6:46-51; Jhn 6:53-58; Jhn 6:60-65; Jhn 10:27-30; Jhn 12:32; Tts 2:11; 1Jo 2:2; Jon 1:1-3; Jon 2:1-10
(HT: [...]

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Here, John Piper provides a more precise view on the question:
But how should we regard these errors [Wesleyanism and Arminianism] in relationship to the teaching office of the church and other institutions?
Read the complete post here.
John Piper’s, God is the Gospel is a great read. Audio CD also available.

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New York Times Presents Case for Unborn Child Pain
By Doug Carlson - Feb 19, 2008
The evidence that unborn children feel pain during abortions performed after 20 weeks gestation caught the attention of the pro-life community several years ago, but not until recently has it been given fair treatment by the mainstream media.
In the Feb. [...]

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Eric Douma presents this excelent message on “The Biblical View of the Role of Government” at Twin City Fellowship.
Eric’s text is Romans 13:1-7.
mp3 Audio   |   wmv Video   |   PowerPoint Slides
Great resource for Christian books …

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RefTagger, or Bible Reference Tagger, is a service being offered by Logos. It may be of interest to bloggers and webmasters.
Great resource for Christian books …

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On Sept 17, 2007 Randy Chandler, self proclaimed prophet, issued a ‘Prophetic Insight article’ titled The Next U.S. President
I poured the oil over his [Huckabee] head, placed my hand on his head and began to speak over him. “You will shepherd this nation. Hear the voice of God, that you are his choice. You will [...]

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The battle between light and darkness is being fought at the highest levels of government in our land. Attorney Mat Staver from Liberty Counsel is walking into the lion’s den at noon Pacific time today at the California Supreme Court in defense of the family–the way God defined it. He requests prayer. Yesterday he wrote:
“Tomorrow, [...]

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Volume 56 of HeartCry Magazine, a bi-monthly publication of the of HeartCry Missionary Society, has just been released.
HeartCry Missionary Society is somewhat unique in that they raise up indigenous missionaries that they might evangelize their own peoples.
Vol. 56 of HeartCry Magazine was a joy to read and I recommend it to all.

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When considering Mark Driscoll’s recent Song of Solomon video clip, I cannot help but reflect on the work of Jonathan Edwards in his The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God. I am reading through The Spirit of Revival: Discovering the Wisdom of Jonathan Edwards with a modernized text of The Distinguishing [...]

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Mark Driscoll has recently put out a video clip (view with caution) describing how, for him, the Song of Solomon should be understood. It could be, that in many ways, he is correct in his view of this Old Testament book.
In any case, the real question is this, is Driscoll honoring God and operating in [...]

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Jonathan Edwards, in the author’s preface to Freedom of the Will, has this to say about Calvinism, John Calvin, and Calvin’s teaching. I found Edwards comment very insightful given how often individuals are labeled Calvinist.
. . . That the difference of the opinions of those, who in their general scheme of divinity agree with these [...]

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From NBC/NJ’s Matthew Berger

TEXARKANA, Texas — Huckabee accused the Rev. John Hagee of playing politics over principle by endorsing McCain, and criticized the Republican front-runner for not accepting a debate.
Speaking after a rally in Texarkana, Huckabee said he was surprised by Hagee’s endorsement because of McCain’s lack of fervor on abortion — despite his 100% [...]

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For the month of March 2008 only, christianaudio.com is offering Confessions of the Reformed Church by The Augsburg, Westminister & Heidelberg Confessions as a free download.
Click here to go to the download page.

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