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Dictionary of Theology

Mercy

Mercy is the act of not administering justice when that justice is punitive. Because of our sinfulness we deserve death and eternal separation from God (Rom. 6:23; Isaiah 59:2), but God provided an atonement for sin and through it shows us mercy. That is, He does not deliver to the Christian the nat... Read More
Duane Troyer

Entering God's Kingdom

I greet you in Jesus' name this morning. It's been a blessing to be here. Let's pray. Father, we thank you now for this opportunity to gather together today, for a place to gather, and brothers and sisters to gather with. We pray Lord that you would be here with us today and speak to us . Be with th... Read More
Fundamental Wesleyan

The Cleansing of Initial Sanctification

The Cleansing of Initial Sanctification Joseph D. McPherson While the holiness movement has placed much emphasis on the cleansing work of the Holy Spirit in entire sanctification, little is heard of the initial cleansing that takes place in salvation's first work of grace. Mr. Wesley and early Metho... Read More
Fundamental Wesleyan

The Conversion and Cleansing of Pentecost

The Conversion and Cleansing of Pentecost Vic Reasoner In The Preacher’s Perspective (6:28, Sept-Dec 2002), Jack Seaney wrote an editorial entitled “Pentecost, Conversion or Cleansing?” I was asked to reply to this editorial. I want to evaluate his appeal to Scripture, his appeal to holiness scholar... Read More
Major Ian Thomas

CHRIST HIMSELF THE CONTENT OF CHRISTIAN FAITH

There is something, which makes Christianity more than a religion, more than an ethic, and more than the idle dream of the sentimental idealist. It is this something, which makes it relevant to each one of us right now as a contemporary experience. It is the fact that Christ Himself is the very life... Read More
Octavius Winslow

EVENING THOUGHTS - August

EVENING THOUGHTS or DAILY WALKING WITH GOD AUGUST 1. "So then, after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God." Mark 16:19 The circumstance of the Lord's ascension and exaltation meets with frequent and marked allusion in the word of God. The Ho... Read More
R. Stanley

Whatever happened to the Father?

A crack in the foundation will show up in the superstructure. Similarly any false doctrine can be traced to some deviation from the foundational truths of the Bible. One of the fundamental doctrines of the Christian faith that is ignored in practice, though not in theory, is the doctrine of Trinity.... Read More
Robert Wurtz II

THE NARROW ROAD TO SALVATION (PART 2)

Robert Wurtz IITHE NARROW ROAD TO SALVATION (Revisiting the Book of Romans) Part 2 By Robert Wurtz II Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. (Romans 2:1) Romans Chapter two begin... Read More
Testimonies

Adel's Testimony

Adel's Testimony By Adel Mohammed El Naggar As a former Muslim, I have often been asked the following questions: 'Why have you changed your religion from Islam to Christianity?' To which I often reply, While Islam is a religion Christianity is not. Christianity is a relationship of the highest order... Read More
Thomas Watson

A Plea for the Godly

Thomas WatsonA Plea for the Godly by Thomas Watson "The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor." Proverbs 12:26 Solomon was a man of renown. He was the world's wonder; he discoursed on trees from the cedar-tree in Lebanon, to the hyssop which springs out of the wall. The Proverbs are profound and holy aph... Read More

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