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Jehoshaphat: A Godly Compromiser
Layton Talbert Though Jehoshaphat receives marginal attention in the Book of Kings, his life and times dominate a significant four-chapter mass of material in 2 Chronicles 17–20 (101 verses, or 9.75 columns). In 2 Chronicles, his reign occupies significantly more space than any other king of the divided monarchy except for Hezekiah (116 verses, or…
Read MoreThe Fire of God’s Wrath
Warren Vanhetloo Your assignment is to explain clearly the heat and the force of the atom bomb over Hiroshima to a sixth grade class. You will be allowed to use a few visual clips and charts. You soon realize you face two difficulties: Are there words and pictures sufficient to impress on them the magnitude…
Read MoreFundamentalism and Social Service Issues
John Mincy Ever since Walter Rauschenbusch popularized the social gospel in America, Fundamentalists have been struggling with how Christians should relate to the multitude of social problems. Criticism has been leveled against Fundamentalists for dropping out of the social arena in the early part of the twentieth century. Some have called this the “Great Reversal.”1…
Read MoreA Theological Basis for Congregational Government
Larry R. Oats Baptists have consistently maintained a congregational church government. Independent, democratic congregations suffered under the domination of Roman Catholicism until the Reformation, when these same kinds of congregations suffered under the Reformers. When the modern Baptist movement began (identified by this author as the time when Baptists began to call themselves such), Baptists…
Read MoreWhat Is the Image of God in Man?
Fred Moritz And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created…
Read MoreThe Race That Is Set Before Us
Greg Baker FrontLine Jan/Feb 2016 – featured article Perhaps you’ve experienced one of those I-don’t-recognize- Americans-anymore moments. And, perhaps, like me, you’ve resented the irrevocable loss of virtue, the utter bankruptcy of genuine wisdom, and the flouting of traditional values Americans used to hold dear. Just about the time I’m pricing flights to the nearest…
Read MoreIt’s Time to Run–FrontLine Jan/Feb 2016
Joel Arnold Like the breath of God that brought life to Adam’s body, every word that God has breathed out is powerful and brings life to the hearer. The result, then, is that all of God’s words are profitable for the spiritual life of the people of God. We need them all. And yet some…
Read MoreSaved … Not of Works
Ken Endean For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. (Eph. 2:8, 9) Special occasions such as Christmas and Easter provide great opportunities to proclaim the clarity of the gospel to the lost. Often at these…
Read MoreEuthanasia: Compassion or Control?
Gordon Dickson The issue of ‘assisted suicide’ is in the headlines in Canada, as the new Liberal government is contemplating legislation opening the nation to the ‘right’ to end one’s life. The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, at one point insisted that his party members must vote with the government on the issue, but has since…
Read MoreStraight Cuts: Anxious for Nothing, In Prayer for Everything (Phil 4.6-7)
Ron Allen Every human being has burdens. Some have greater burdens than others, but no one is exempt. One’s burdens can take a toll on his peace of mind unless he deals with them Scripturally. How does God want the believer to handle his problems? Is it possible for one to keep the peace of…
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