Circumcision Is a Seal of Righteousness by Faith (Romans 4:11)

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“And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also…”  Today was a rainy and cold day in Dallas. And I
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Nine Reliable Evidences of Justification by Faith apart from Works (Romans 3:28)

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“Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.”  While working on a book on one hundred verses which prove that salvation is by faith alone, apart from works, I came across an interesting explanation of what Paul meant in Rom 3:28 when he concluded “that a man
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Doctrinal Emotive Behavior Therapy in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

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On Sunday morning, I had “house church” with the kids. They liked it. We gathered together, sang a Psalm; Daphne read the Scripture (Luke 12:32-34), and we started discussing it.  The kids had been fighting over toys recently, so we discussed the reason why. Why do they find it so hard to share their toys? Why do they get so upset when someone else is playing with
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Doctrinal Emotive Behavior Therapy in 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5

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In an earlier post, I talked about what I call Doctrinal Emotive Behavior Therapy (DEBT). It is similar to Albert Ellis’s Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), but with a Biblical basis. REBT treats patients with emotional disturbances by challenging their irrational beliefs and convincing the patient to adopt more rational beliefs. That should lead to greater emotional stability.  REBT has a simple ABCDE method of
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A Free Grace Evening in Arkansas

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I recently spent a whirlwind day driving to Siloam Springs, in Northwest Arkansas for our first “Free Grace Evening”—basically, a mini-regional.  We do one national conference a year in Dallas and have been doing anywhere between three to four regionals a year, involving multiple speakers (for future events, see here). Organizing a regional takes a lot of preparation and organization and money. We only do it in
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The Place of Failure

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Over the years I’ve had lots of failures in life. I know we all have. But I’m more acutely aware of my own failures than I am of those of others. Have you ever felt like giving up on your job, your ministry in your church, or on some major responsibility you bear? I have.
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