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The Reformed Faith
Benjamin Breckenridge Warfield (1851-1921) taught at Princeton Seminary in the USA for more than thirty years. He was one of the greatest theologians and Bible-teachers who ever lived, but to the end of his life, showed the simple faith of a child. In all his writings, he shows that great…
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So this is Christmas?
Twenty-five shopping days to Christmas… Christmas is a dilemma for us all. For years, Scrooge-like, I muttered and groaned about Christmas. I said that I’d like to abolish it completely. I refused to put up any decorations in my home. I sent as few cards as I could decently get…
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What shall we sing?
We are asking the question today “How do we assess hymns, and how do we assess hymn-books?” I hope to do three things. Firstly I want to make a general observation about singing in the New Testament. Then I want us to look at Paul’s instructions in Ephesians and Colossians.…
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Memorising the Bible
I hope you can read this! We take it for granted that most people can read. But that was not true in Bible times. In the Greek and Roman world, only a small minority of people ever learned to read. The proportion of Jewish men who could read was certainly…
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Baptism & Church membership
This statement is produced for the benefit of evangelical Christians wishing to worship with us but coming from church backgrounds where a ‘baptist’ view of the church is not taught. We hope that this statement will help you to understand our position and the biblical basis for our views. Many…
