Grace in the Final Hour

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by Charlie Bing Jeffrey Dahmer was convicted of unspeakable acts of perversion and cannibalism that shocked the nation. He was murdered in prison, but not before he had professed faith in Jesus Christ as his Savior. Ted Bundy was a notorious serial killer executed for his crimes. But before he died, he also claimed faith
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Is the Roman Catholic Church Christian?

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by Rob Caines The Council of Trent, in response to the Reformers’ doctrine of justification by faith alone, states the following: If anyone says that justifying faith is nothing else but confidence in the divine mercy which remits sin for Christ’s sake alone; or, that this confidence alone is that whereby we are justified, let
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Clothed with the Gospel

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by Steve Elkins It was Mark Twain who said, “Clothes make the man…Have you ever seen a naked salesman?” A pitiful picture, yet there are plenty of preachers and well-meaning Christians who stand improperly dressed as they share the Gospel! Here’s a thought to keep you from being found in such an embarrassing posture. After
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What Must I Do to Be Saved?

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by Charlie Bing Two thousand years ago a very frightened man asked a very simple question: “What must I do to be saved?” The original answer was as short and simple as the question: “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.” Leave it to us theologians to twist this into a
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Grace In Action

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I have made a couple of attempts to write out my testimony, but it is still very painful for me to “relive” the 25 year period in which I was in bondage to false teaching concerning the Gospel and “estranged” from my dear Savior. During this time I made many attempts to be totally and
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A Voice from the Past: Priest or Prophet

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This article was first published as a pamphlet over ninety years ago with the subtitle “A Question for the Day” (London: J. F. Shaw & Co., ca. 1900). Dallas Theological Seminary reprinted the work in the January to March 1979 edition of its journal (Bibliotheca Sacra, 136:65). W. H. GRIFFITH THOMAS1   I. Introduction In
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Biblical Answers to Contemporary Issues

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Biblical Answers to Contemporary Issues. By Charles C. Ryrie. Chicago: Moody Press, 1991. 134 pp. Paper, $7.99. Dr. Charles Ryrie, former professor of Systematic Theology at Dallas Theological Seminary, has written scores of books over the years, and this small but extremely practical volume surely ranks among the most profitable. The book contains thirteen concise
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The Condition For Salvation In John’s Gospel

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CHARLES C. BING Pastor Burleson Bible Church Burleson, TX Biblically and historically, justification through faith in Jesus Christ (or salvation by grace through faith) has been the center of the Christian Gospel. Recently, Carl Henry called justification “a doctrine in crisis.”1 Indeed, not only the nature of justification is being challenged (imputed versus imparted righteousness)
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