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All kinds of superstitions surround the calendar event that occurs when the 13th day of a month falls on a Friday. Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number “13″ and friggatriskaidekaphobia is specifically related to the fear of  Friday the 13th. One of the blessings of knowing Christ is in realizing that this day is no [… Read More]

Richard Lusk writes: The pure grace of the gospel is not threatened by a call to obedience. Indeed, the gospel, properly preached, understood, and embraced, demands and promises obedience, In the Scriptures, heralds of the gospel essentially interchange faith and repentance as appropriate responses to the message (cf. Acts 2:38; 16:34). In other place, Scripture [… Read More]

One of the major threats faced by the biblical Gospel in our day is that of antinomianism (against law). This is a threat that was foretold by many of the biblical authors, for instance, the Apostle Peter wrote:

In a video that was released a couple of weeks ago, we took a position against “double imputation.” However, this caused some confusion as there are some who define double imputation as the imputation of man’s sin to Christ’s account as well as the imputation of Christ’s righteousness to man. We affirm this idea as [… Read More]

We cannot earn or work our way to royalty status.   

Finding the proper perspective and place for good deeds in the Christian life can be a tricky task. The relationship between “good works” and salvation has been debated nearly from the beginning of the Christian faith and this relationship is still controversial. While it is nearly impossible to solve all of the pertinent issues in [… Read More]