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by Timothy Jones
Theology: Jonathan Edwards on What It Means to Be “In Christ”
“By virtue of the believer’s union with Christ, he doth really possess all things. That we know plainly from Scripture. “But it may be asked, how does he possess all things? What is he the better for it? How is a true Christian so much ri
Church History: What Did the Real St. Patrick Do?
Video courtesy of Rose Publishing The real St. Patrick wasn’t Irish, he never sent a snake to England, and no one has ever even officially declared him a saint. So why do people celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Mostly because they like to par
Church History: What Are Some of the Best Books about Church History?
Video courtesy of Christianity.com So now that you’ve spent thirty days looking at the history of Christianity, what’s next? What books or videos can provide you with deeper understanding of how God has worked throughout the past two thou
Church History: How and When Will God Bring History to an End?
Video courtesy of Christianity.com For more on how Christians have thought about the end of time throughout history, take a look at this book and video series: Rose Guide to End Times Prophecies and Four Views of the End Times. 30 Days through Church
Church History: Why Is Christianity Currently Headed South?
30 Days through Church History: Day 28
Church History: How Did a Christian Politician Help to End the British Slave Trade?
Keywords:30 days, church history, Eric Metaxas, history, John Newton, politics, slavery, William Wilberforce
To learn more about William Wilberforce and the end of the British slave trade, read this introduction from Eric Metaxas or this summary from C. Ben Mitchell. 30 Days through Church History: Day 24
Church History: How Christians Settled an Argument About Election
Keywords:30 days, Calvinism, church history, Dort, election, history, John Calvin, predestination, PROOF
:: Defenestration and Divine Election in Seventeeth-Century Europe :: By the opening years of the seventeenth century, the Reformation had turned European Christianity into a conglomeration of conflicting sects. The Roman Catholic Council of Trent dr
Church History: How the Anabaptists Challenged the Place of the State in Matters of Faith
The first wave of Reformers never quite escaped the idea that the church and the government ought somehow to be linked with one another. This arrangement had been around ever since the fourth century A.D., and it wasn’t easy—even for Scri
Church History: The Centrality of Preaching in the Ministry of John Calvin
Courtesy of DesiringGod.org Martin Luther wasn’t the only lawyer who became a leader in the Reformation. In 1534 another lawyer traveled along another rutted road. His life had been shaken in much the same way that Luther’s had been—
Church History: How a Tract About a King’s Marriage Cost William Tyndale His Life
Video courtesy of Rose Publishing While Martin and Katie Luther were turning Wittenberg into a launching-point for the reformation in Germany, King Henry VIII was launching a very different reformation in England. To learn more about Henry VIII, Will
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- Family Ministry: The Centrality of Womanhood in Redemption
- Family Ministry: Shaping a Child’s Soul, a Task Too Important to Be Turned Over to the Professionals
- Culture: Why Does the IRS Still Get My Taxes Even When Jesus Has My Heart?
- Proclamation: “Don’t Worry. I Read the Book. He Doesn’t Stay Dead.”
- Apologetics: What Are the Chances That Jesus’ Body Was Left On the Cross?
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