By D. A. Carson
Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, Inc.
Hermeneutics is the art and science of interpretation; biblical hermeneutics is the art and science of interpreting the Bible. At the time of the Reformation, debates over interpretation played an enormously important role. These were debates over interpretation, not just over interpretations. In other words, the Reformers disagreed [...]

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Dr. Robert Peterson, Professor of Systematic, Covenant Theological Seminary, provides a most helpful article on Assurance that you will want to read.
The following is an abstract of the article

Moving From Uncertainty Toward Assurance — How God Assures His Adopted Children
God not only rescues His people from their sins; He also grants them assurance of salvation. [...]

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In The Great Exchange: My Sin for His Righteousness, Jerry Bridges and Bob Bevington ask and answer this question:
“What is sin? It is often described as ‘missing the mark’—that is, failure to live up to the rigorous standard of God’s holy law. But the Bible makes it clear that it is much more than [...]

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Carson recently spoke @ the Castle in Ireland looking at the Gospel message, it’s most important components, and how it’s been distorted and corrupted today by many sectors of the church.
What is the Gospel (1Cor 15:1-19) Duration 1:09:29
Question and Answer Session Duration 00:21:02

1Cor 15:1-19
The Resurrection of Christ
15:1 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the [...]

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Pastor Richard Phillips’ exposition of the book of John
Welcome to the expository preaching of Pastor Phillips. Here you will find Pastor Phillips’ sermons arranged by the books of the Bible in alphabetical order.Pastor Phillips’ sermons are available in MP3 and PDF format.
Note: To save the sermon to your computer, right-click the download link and [...]

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Blogger Timmy Brister has issued a challenge to Christians to read through some of the most important writings of the Puritans, reading one book a month through 2008. Here is his suggested list, with links to each book at Westminster Bookstore, where you can get them all for at least 30% off list price:
January: The [...]

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In my reading of scripture the other day, I was taken to Habakkuk 3 and v. 17-19 brought me to a time of reflection upon who God is and how worthy (in all circumstances) He is of my praise and adoration.
May we remember during 2008 to rejoice in the Lord and again rejoice for He [...]

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The doctrine of the clarity (or perspicuity) of Scripture (i.e., that the central message of the Bible is clear and understandable, and that the Bible itself can be properly interpreted in a normal, literal sense) has been a cornerstone of evangelical belief since the Reformation. The dominant Roman Catholic idea had been that the Bible [...]

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Modern evangelical churches are prone to herd their flocks into an organized small group system, often under the administration of a Small Groups Pastor. It’s a popular idea, even with leaders of smaller churches, to mandate some sort of book to follow or a curriculum as a basis for discussion in these small groups; the [...]

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