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Who chose the 4 gospels?

Often we hear things like, “The church just chose the gospels it wanted, and left out competing ideas that didn’t mesh with what she wanted to tell people.”  The Da Vinci code was notorious for this type of undermining of the Biblical canon.  But some may wonder, why these 4 – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John – as opposed to the Gospel of Thomas and things like that.  Dr. Hill answers that for us in this 3 minute clip from…

Working our Direct Communication Muscles

  We all have muscles. Some of us have bigger muscles; and some of us have smaller muscles. I have often been envious of those with giant arms and thick chests. My body just didn’t seem to be able to grow muscles the same way other guys could. That is, until I started going to a gym that had a trainer who knew what to have me work on in order to strengthen those parts of my physique that were…

Reclaiming the World for Christ

“What is needed is a new generation of Christian preachers, ethicists, politicians, economists, artists, musicians and parents to carry the Christian world-view into their realms of endeavor, aiming to see those realms more, rather than less, conforming to the will of Christ, and more, rather than less, pleasing to God. It falls to us today, who are the heirs of the Reformation world-view, to pursue the glory of God in every sphere of life, until, in Kuyper’s words, ‘God’s holy…

7 Reasons to Teach Our Children Church History

This post originally appeared on The Gospel Coalition on January 20, 2015. Christian Living / Jeff Robinson Ask my four children what their father loves and ranking high on the list after “Jesus, our mom, baseball, and the Georgia Bulldogs,” might just be “dead people.” Why? The fact that I teach church history notwithstanding, I think it is important that my children—beginning at a tender age—understand the richness of the faith I am commending to them from Scripture. (And yes, they know…

Is scripture necessary for a fear of God?

Listen as one of our African Brothers in Christ comments about what happens when there is no devotion to the Word of God and how he sees that as being related to the Fear of God. Identifying the Fear of God in the Charismatic and Prosperity Gospel Movements from NCFIC on Vimeo.

What is the New Perspective on Paul?

For those in the theological world, the New Perspective on Paul has existed for many years.  Men like NT Wright, EP Sanders and James Dunn have worked to promote a new view of Paul’s theological teachings that differs from the classic Protestant understanding of justification by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.   There are other areas that the New Perspective tackles as well, like penal substitutionary atonement and works righteousness.  But if you want to hear a short…

Communication Muscles & Workshop Notes

None of us want to look like the Incredible Hulk.  Green, angry and a bad sense of style.  But what if, like the Hulk, we had the ability to perform amazing feats because we knew had the Muscles of Communication we needed in order to touch the hearts, heads or emotions of those around us with the Love and Grace and Truth of Jesus Christ?  That would be great.  Well this past weekend, we had a great conference  in our…