Posts by Steve Hankins
God, the Christian, and Human Government
FRONTLINE Volume 34 • Number 4 In the Scriptures, God describes three institutions He established for the good of humankind—the family, the church, and human government. The order of this listing presents the order of their importance as taught biblically, though each is significant and essential for the prospering of the Christian in this life…
Read MoreBiblical Separation
A Fundamental Doctrine Mandated by the Nature of God and the Nature of Gospel Stephen J. Hankins The first great truth that should compel all believers in fellowship, worship, and service is the gospel of God—Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection for the redemption of sinful man. What honest, believing reader of the New Testament does…
Read MorePreaching the Gospel from Prophetic Literature
An approach to preaching NOW about the Future Stephen J. Hankins Introduction I began my Christian journey during an era of eschatological sensationalism, characterized by books such as The Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsey and punctuated by Christian “B” movies about the rapture and other future cataclysmic events, allegedly foretold in Revelation. (As…
Read MoreAn Idea Central to What the Bible Teaches about Itself
Steve Hankins Featured from the Jan/Feb 2014 issue of FrontLine Most would agree that, while by no means a complete list of important Christian ideas, the Biblical concepts of love, grace, and wisdom are primary, expansive, and magnificently intertwined ideas in Scripture. They capture in many respects the essence of the Faith, as the believer…
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