Episoder
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In the sovereignty of God, even Satan can serve as a means of sanctification. But when is it right to surrender egregious sinners into his hand?
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When someone silences the voice of conscience and repeatedly prefers sin over the glory of the blessed God, faith ends up shipwrecked.
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Mangler du episoder?
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What images does the New Testament use to depict leaders in the church? Paul gives us several in the Pastoral Epistles, and they are all needed.
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When Paul talks about waging the good warfare, what does he mean? Where is the battle — and who are the combatants?
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Paul handles glories all the time, touching majesty in almost every line. Yet what kind of reality compels Paul into a soaring doxology? Eternal life.
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Why did God allow Paul, whom he would later call as an apostle, to become a Christ-persecutor and Christian-killer first?
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By his grace, God unites believers with Christ, and from that vital union, the Christian life of faith and love flows forth.
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Paul says that he received mercy because he “acted ignorantly in unbelief.” What does that mean? Did Paul’s ignorance merit God’s mercy?
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We live the Christian life in the strength of another. When we believe, Christ not only saves us but also empowers us for fruitful labor.
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The happiness of the triune God beats at the very heart of reality: the Father has always delighted in the Son by the Spirit. All Christian joy finds its wellspring here.
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What is healthy teaching? Teaching that fits with the gospel, agrees with the words of Jesus, and promotes the hearers’ godliness.
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God’s old-covenant law is good, but it can be applied in bad ways — such as by demanding that those justified by faith in Christ must keep it.
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What does the state of our heart have to do with the content of our speech? Everything.
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In his word, God has laid out his household plan, which aims to cultivate love, faith, and purity in his people. Do you know what that plan is?
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What separates sound doctrine from speculations? Sound doctrine serves godliness, accords with the gospel, and agrees with the words of Jesus.
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Christians experience — not simply know — that God is our Father and Jesus is our Lord by the indwelling witness of the Holy Spirit.
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Some relationships run much deeper than blood. The bond between a spiritual father and his children is forged in Christ and lasts forever.
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Christians love to refer to Jesus as our Savior. But what exactly does Jesus save us from?
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Why does Paul begin his letter to Timothy by identifying himself not only as an apostle, but as an apostle “by command of God”?
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When Paul argues that he is an authentic apostle of Jesus, he points to the marks of persecution written on his flesh.
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