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Editor’s Note:  This article was originally published on November 18, 2020 on biblicalfaith.online.  It is reprinted here with permission from the author because I find its main point and exhortation still needed and relevant in the times in which we currently live.         — Jon Hardships come in all shapes and sizes.  They often harden the people that survive them.  Sometimes we are surrounded…

The modern Bible student must come to grips with the proliferation of Bible translations.  Proliferation is a strong word.  It suggests the idea that something is numerically multiplying (i.e. spreading) at a rapid rate.  The 20th Century bore witness to the birth of several hundred translations of the Bible, dispersed throughout several languages and dialects. For example, 1965 John Reumann…

There is no greater worldview question that divides humans so sharply than the following: does God exist? As a Christian, I believe there are many good reasons to assert that God does exist. This short piece offers a brief overview of these arguments for the existence of the Christian God. The Case For The Christian God The average Christian may think arguing for the existence of God is…

Soul-Winning For Jesus: The Obedience of Faith — Jovan Payes

Many phrases summarize Paul’s letter to Rome such as justification, righteousness, gospel, or God’s sovereignty. Another important phrase found in Romans is “obedience of faith” and bookends the letter at its beginning (1:5) and at its close (16:26). This is the desired result (“to bring about”) of the Father’s work of salvation in Jesus Christ.

Those seeking to enjoy the redemptive blessings of…