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By Staff Love Q: According to 1 John 3:23, must Christians love one another to be saved? A: Some think 1 John teaches that we must behave a certain way to be saved, or at least to prove we are saved. For example, they say if we don’t love other Christians, then we are not
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No More Slavery to Sin — Romans 8:1

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Paul now develops the only solution available for the Christian to stymie the effects of sin and live victoriously. He begins by stating that there is therefore now no condemnation [katakrima] to those who are in Christ Jesus who walk rightly. Most interpret no condemnation to refer to deliverance from eternal judgment. But as we
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What Happened to the Word BELIEVE?

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What Happened to the Word BELIEVE? By Donald H. Bunge. Self-published, 1999. 54 pp. (Paper), $1.50. The “Gospel (good news) is that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). Then what is our part?
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The Potter’s Freedom

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The Potter’s Freedom. By James White. Amityville, NY: Calvary Press Publishing, 2000. I. Introduction One thing Calvinists can never be accused of is failing to present their views. Of all the books written by Calvinists during the past ten years, James White’s book The Potter’s Freedom is perhaps the most polemical. And because it is
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Worship Evangelism

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Worship Evangelism. By Sally Morgenthaler. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995. 320 pp. Cloth, $19.99. Finally there is some sound theology and reasoning injected into the controversy over church worship styles. While expecting another book of church-growth ideas and formulas on how to make the church service appeal to unchurched “seekers,” I found instead a
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Faith Alive

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Sean Gerety1 I. INTRODUCTION Luther and Calvin rightly maintained that justification by faith alone is the linchpin upon which the Church stands or falls. If this doctrine is lost or even muddied, the semblance of religion remains, but the Church fades into nonexistence. That is why a clear and unambiguous definition of faith is essential.
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The Doctrines of Grace in an Unexpected Place: Calvinistic Soteriology in Nineteenth-Century Brethren Thought

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The Doctrines of Grace in an Unexpected Place: Calvinistic Soteriology in Nineteenth-Century Brethren Thought. By Mark R. Stevenson. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2017. 320 pp. Paper, $37.00. This book explores the presence of Calvinistic soteriology among the Plymouth Brethren. JOTGES readers will be especially interested in Chap. 7, “‘What Must I Do to be Saved?’:
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