Category: Christianity
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Written by: April J. Buchanan “Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell.” — J.C. Ryle Mark 9:40 is not a call for Christians to set aside their differences with heretics and cults for the sake of working together for a “greater good.” It is not a call…
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Written by: April J. Buchanan Wrestling the Enemy Within I think to myself, “I love God’s Word; I love the truth,” but there remains within me an enemy—the law of sin. A formidable foe it is. Daily, Christians—by the grace of God—wrestle with this foe within. Without vigilance, one may be deceived into thinking himself…
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Written by: April J. Buchanan We do not judge ourselves correctly or one another apart from sound doctrine. Many gather around Scripture but it is not the straight-edge that corrects our naturally crooked way of thinking. Scripture is used to affirm feelings, and private revelations, to silence “critics” and other such deviations and dangerous mishandlings…
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Written by: April J. Buchanan Bible’s open to “the next verse”, hearts prepared to hear what truly “Thus Saith The Lord”, minds engaged, saints gathered with the anticipation that the text will determine the message and use the messenger to teach God’s Word. It is the gathering of the saints in fellowship, worship, prayer, and…
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Written by: April J. Buchanan The pastor ascends to the platform, Bible in hand, places it on the pulpit, stands confidently and prepares to address the people with what is coursing through his veins. A word. A word that has him nearly incapable of controlling himself. Many in attendance are familiar with this kind of…
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Written by: April J. Buchanan If everything is a miracle then nothing is a miracle. This is not an exhaustive treatment or even an attempt to cover all the abuses or unintentional ways that these words are misused. It is meant to be a helpful resource that provides definitions of these words, Biblical examples of…
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Written by: April J. Buchanan Prayer assumes the sovereignty of God. If God is not sovereign, we have no assurance that He is able to answer our prayers. Our prayers would become nothing more than wishes. But while God’s sovereignty, along with His wisdom and love, is the foundation of our trust in Him, prayer…
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Written by: April J. Buchanan “Christian doctrine serves as the constitution of godly living. Just as the skeleton is to the body or oxygen is to breathing, doctrine proves indispensable to Christianity. Without Christian doctrine, believers would be stripped of truth in living out the faith.” ~ John MacArthur Have you ever had a verse…
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Written by: April J. Buchanan “Do not be ashamed to learn, and to cast aside your old doctrines and views, but to take up that which you may more plainly see to be in the Word of God.” ~ Charles H. Spurgeon All churches are the same, right? I would learn how naive and wrong…
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