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Exodus 34:24
“I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the LORD your God.” (Exodus 34:24)This passage was...
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Stepping Out
[While we're traveling in Argentina, I thought I'd post some of the things that I've written for the HopeForLife.org blog; they've also been posted to Heartlight. Comments are moderated until I get...
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Faith comes by…
“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10:17) If you grew up in a faith context similar to mine, you’ve probably heard that verse quoted hundreds of times. And, if...
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Hearing God’s message
“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10:17) In yesterday’s post, we started thinking about this verse and its relation to faith development. I mentioned that...
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How faith develops
“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10:17) We’ve been looking at this verse this week, seeing how it has been pulled out of context and made to say things that...
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Salvation by faith
I believe in salvation by grace through faith. Yes, I believe in salvation by faith. I just think we need to know what we are talking about when we say faith. Saving faith is not mental assent. It’s...
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Law and Grace, Faith and Works
Last week we were looking at some unhealthy attitudes toward the Old Testament (and the Gospels, along the way). But it’s not just about the attitudes toward that (huge) section of Scripture. It’s...
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I want to get back to a minor controversy that happened on the blog a couple of months ago. Ryan Lassiter made the statement that “you are saved by faith alone.” One commenter took great exception to...
View ArticleFaith alone and the response of faith
Yesterday I asked these questions: Do you think that most people think “faith alone” excludes the thing the commenter mentions? Or do most people think that saving faith includes a certain response?...
View ArticleJames versus Paul regarding faith and works
One major problem with stating that we are saved by faith alone is that the Bible never says that, at least not directly. The only statement made about “faith alone” is negative: “You see that a...
View ArticleDescribing our salvation
One reason that people use the phrase “faith alone” when talking about salvation is a reaction to the idea that people somehow earn salvation by doing certain things. In the same way, people in my...
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Don’t Domesticate Your Faith (Summer Blog Tour)
GUEST POST BY PETER HORNE Over the next couple of months this blog will be hosting a series of posts by guest bloggers as we again participate in our annual Summer Blog Tour. I hope you follow along,...
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Increase our Faith(fulness)
Post by Tim Archer Over the next couple of months this blog will be hosting a series of posts by guest bloggers as we again participate in our annual Summer Blog Tour. I hope you follow along, check...
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Name the shackles
GUEST POST BY JOHN DOBBS Over the next couple of months this blog will be hosting a series of posts by guest bloggers as we again participate in our annual Summer Blog Tour. I hope you follow along,...
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God Uses Us: Shackles and All (Summer Blog Tour)
GUEST POST BY JONATHAN WOODALL Over the next couple of months this blog will be hosting a series of posts by guest bloggers as we again participate in our annual Summer Blog Tour. I hope you follow...
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Trusting Faith (Summer Blog Tour)
Guest post by Scott Elliott Over the next couple of months this blog will be hosting a series of posts by guest bloggers as we again participate in our annual Summer Blog Tour. I hope you follow...
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Back to the Basics (Summer blog tour)
Guest post by Ryan Lassiter Over the next couple of months this blog will be hosting a series of posts by guest bloggers as we again participate in our annual Summer Blog Tour. I hope you follow...
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The Rivers Church (Summer Blog Tour)
Guest post by Ginger Moore Over the next couple of months this blog will be hosting a series of posts by guest bloggers as we again participate in our annual Summer Blog Tour. I hope you follow along,...
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Faith: The Engine of God’s Creative Redemption (Summer Blog Tour)
Guest post by Steven Hovater Over the past couple of months this blog has been hosting a series of posts by guest bloggers as we again participate in our annual Summer Blog Tour. I hope you follow...
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Like a child
I’ve been at several children’s birthday parties lately. I can see why the older we get, the more drawn we are to children. We envy the simplicity of their lives, where joy can come from small,...
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