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Question/Answers Segment: Savation in the Old Testament   Download (right-click, and select “save as”)

Question/Answers Segment: Romans 7, Are we slaves to sin or free?  Thanks Steve Moore! Download (right-click, and select “save as”)

        Question/Answers Segment: Law/Gospel: How do we square the teachings of Christ on the Sermon on the Mount with the Old Testament Law and the Paul’s teaching of Grace? Thanks Ron Quiggins!

There seems to be no lack of opinion about the opening of the new 27 million dollar Answers in Genesis Creation Museum in Petersburg, KY last month. The museum seeks to present an alternative understanding of how the world came into existence. Following a strict biblical literalism, the museum teaches that God created the universe in six [...]

Being in the ministry presupposes many things that the believer needs to be aware of. People will see you as a representative of the Christian faith. This being the case, it is essential that the believer be able to, among other things, clearly explain what it means to be a Christian, and give a clear [...]

How hard it is to avoid the�innate desire that we all have to confirm our prejudices through our theological inquiry. Our studies,�more times than not, resemble an exercise of�a passionate pursuit of making the evidence fit our presupposed conclusions. We have our belief, then we seek to confirm that belief. Why?

What are the differences and similarities between Old Testament and New Testament believers? Did God dwell in Old Testament believers as he does in New Testament believers? Were Old Testament believers “born again” (that is, did they experience regeneration)? What do the words “indwelling” and “regeneration” mean? How is the Holy Spirit’s ministry similar or [...]