Because We Love the Brethren – 1 John 3:14

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We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. One understanding of 1 John, called the tests-of-life position, views the whole book as giving subjective tests by which believers can discern whether they are true or false believers. One
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Selling Jesus. What’s Wrong with Marketing the Church?

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Selling Jesus. What’s Wrong with Marketing the Church? Douglas D. Webster. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1992. 165 pp. Paper, $9.99. One of the fastest growing trends in evangelical circles is the art of marketing the church. This is the concept popularized by Bill Hybels, George Barna, Lyle Schaller and others. In his book, Selling
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Maximum Security

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Maximum Security. By Steven Linscott with Randall Frame. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 1994. 216 pp. Cloth, $12.99. We don’t often associate murder cases with grace, but Maximum Security, a well-named (spiritual meaning) and well-written true story, shows the triumph of grace in the life of a young Bible school student and his wife when he was
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God Uses Gospel Tracts

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Perry C. Brown Tract Editor American Tract Society Garland, TX   I. Introduction “It’s too simple!” That’s the crux of the debate about the Free Grace Gospel. The simplicity of the Free Grace message has increasingly drawn the fire of the Lordship Salvation camp. Likewise, that is the attitude of many contemporary Christians toward literature
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And the Angels Were Silent

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And the Angels Were Silent. Max Lucado. Portland, OR: Multnomah Press, 1992. 261 pp. Cloth, $16.99. The prolific and immensely popular Max Lucado is a masterful author, gifted communicator, accomplished speaker, and sadly–a propagator of a false gospel. In his book, And the Angels Were Silent, Lucado beautifully presents the events of the final week
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A Hymn of Grace: All Hail the Power

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FRANCES A. MOSHER Pianist, Christ Congregation Dallas, TX ALL HAIL THE POWER All hail the power of Jesus’ name! Let angels prostrate fall; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown Him Lord of all. Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race, Ye ransomed from the fall, Hail Him who saves you by His grace, And crown
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The Forgotten Command: Be Holy

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The Forgotten Command: Be Holy. By William MacDonald. Kilmarnock, Scotland: John Ritchie, 1993. 239 pp. Paper, $7.99. In this issue of JOTGES our founder and director presents a practical article on our part in sanctification. This book would be a good follow-up with its 31 short chapters of practical suggestions on how to obey the
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