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Swimming Against the Current: The Mark of Spiritual Life

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A dead fish floats downstream with no resistance - a living faith swims against the culture's current, straining toward Christ every day.

“If you think one political party is right and the other party is evil, the problem with our politics is you.“

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Tribal politics reveals a heart problem Scripture names as pride and idolatry-not which party you back, but who you worship.

“It is not wrong to have such an intimate relationship with God that you even pray for a parking spot.”

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God welcomes the small requests, not just the big ones. Intimacy with Him means bringing every detail, even a parking spot.

There is nothing “beyond Religion.” Creation is the beginning, and eternity waits at the end.

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No one steps outside God's story. From creation to eternity, every worldview answers to the same Author.

If Unbelievers are right, oh well. If Biblical Christians are right, OH NO! Today is the day of Salvation (2 Cor. 6:2).  

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Unbelief risks everything on a coin flip; Biblical faith rests on Christ's finished work. Today is still the day of grace.

Science asks more questions over time than it answers. God answers it all.

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Science keeps generating fresh mysteries with each new discovery, but only God offers complete, certain, and eternal answers to every question.

Prayer is the greatest expression of faith because it takes our efforts offline. 

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Prayer proves we've stopped relying on our own strength and started trusting God with what we cannot control ourselves at all.

Many who go down the road of “deconstruction” never make the turn toward ”reconstruction”, and sadly fall off the edge.

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Deconstructing faith without rebuilding on Christ leaves people spiritually homeless, exposed to doubt, despair, and unbelief.

Tears wiped away in Heaven (Rev. 21:4) will be partly due to how we squandered the power of prayer on earth.

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Heaven's tears may trace to prayers we left unprayed. This quote confronts how lightly we treat intercession's real power.

Sometimes God answers our prayers by not answering our requests.

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God sometimes answers prayer by saying no. His silence is not absence; it is often His deeper mercy at work in our lives.

Leaving a Bible believing church full of sinners just because of sin, is a sin.

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Every congregation is full of sinners. Walking away from one over that fact can itself be a sin against grace.

The 3 Little Pigs – America no longer lives in a house of bricks (2 Sam. 22:2); but of straw (1 Cor. 3:11-13) and...

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America's cultural foundation has shifted from rock to straw, leaving false teachersu2014the wolvesu2014free to enter unchecked.

“OT offered insight into our sinful reality. Jesus is the example of our desired morality.”

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The Old Testament diagnoses our sin; Christ does more than model virtue— He atones for it and empowers new obedience through His Spirit.

You can’t pack all Christian theology into one verse, so don’t draw yours from one.

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The author warns against building doctrine on a single verse: true theology weighs the whole of Scripture, not one line pulled from context.

“It behooves Christians to keep close to the word of God, and in everything to seek the teaching of the Holy Spirit.” 

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Matthew Henry reminds believers that true guidance comes only when Scripture and the Holy Spirit's teaching are held together, never apart.

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Abortion Up to Birth: A Biblical Christian Response

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Massachusetts now permits abortion up to birth. A Biblical Christian response to what Scripture says about life in the womb.

Christianity and Division: What Truth Claims Reveal

In the News Zack Duncan -
Christianity's critics call it divisive, but every claim of objective truth divides people, Jesus included, and that isn't a flaw.

Getting Right with God Before the Diagnosis Comes

In the News Jeff Hilles -
A woman facing terminal cancer got baptized to 'get right with Him' - and her son followed her into the water that same day.

Finish the Race Well: Faithfulness Over Comparison

Spiritual Growth Randy DeVaul -
Scripture pictures the Christian life as a race set before us individually, calling us to finish with faith rather than compare our pace to others.

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Persistent Prayer: Why God Honors Those Who Keep Seeking Him

Randy DeVaul -
Scripture shows that persistent prayer isn't about wearing God down - it's about being slowly formed into people who trust God fully.

Guarding Your Peace: How Identity in Christ Shapes Healthy Boundaries

Nora Gwen -
A Christian counselor explains why blocking an antagonistic critic and resting in her identity in Christ are both acts of faith, not retreat.

4 Bible Reading Mistakes That Quietly Undermine Your Study

Stephanie Margos -
Four everyday habits quietly derail Bible study - see why they trip up believers and how Scripture points back to Christ.

Slave of Christ: Why Paul and James Chose That Title Over Sonship

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Paul and James called themselves slaves of Christ, not just sons. Discover why that surrendered posture matters for believers today.

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Persecution Rises as Culture Redefines Faith

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This week: Christians killed and kidnapped across continents, gender-care fraud exposed, AI's escalating risks, and debates over salvation, socialism, and Islam's growing influence in America.
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Famous Atheists Who Became Christians

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An Oxford atheist argued with friends until Christianity made more sense than materialism. These stories of scientists, journalists, and scholars who crossed from unbelief to faith still challenge and inspire.
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Christianity and Division: What Truth Claims Reveal

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Christianity's critics call it divisive, but every claim of objective truth divides people, Jesus included, and that isn't a flaw.
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Why God created man?

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God created man in His image and with a purpose, but Adam lost it chasing God's likeness. Every hard thing since then is part of a plan already in motion to conform us to the image of His Son.
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Abortion Up to Birth: A Biblical Christian Response

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Massachusetts now permits abortion up to birth. A Biblical Christian response to what Scripture says about life in the womb.
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Getting Right with God Before the Diagnosis Comes

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A woman facing terminal cancer got baptized to 'get right with Him' - and her son followed her into the water that same day.
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Finish the Race Well: Faithfulness Over Comparison

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Scripture pictures the Christian life as a race set before us individually, calling us to finish with faith rather than compare our pace to others.
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Christianity vs. christianity – Who’s who in Eternity 

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What We Stop Asking For, God Still Gives

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A lame beggar outside the temple had given up hoping anyone could heal him, yet God gave him a whole new life anyway. What have you stopped asking for?
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One World Religion – From the Pope

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Pope Francis told a Singapore interfaith gathering that all religions are different languages leading to the same God. Revelation warns of exactly this convergence, and the signs are worth taking seriously.
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When God Humiliated the gods of Egypt

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Pharaoh's gods ruled the Nile, the soil, the womb, and the herd — until God turned every sacred symbol against Egypt. The ten plagues were not random disasters but a precise, public humiliation of the powers Egypt trusted most.
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How to Love God with All Your Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength

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The article explores loving God, growing in Christ, prioritizing His kingdom, and aligning life with His will. There is a need for a genuine relationship with God and loving Him with all one’s heart, mind, soul, and strength.
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Why R.C. Sproul and Billy Graham Will Meet in Heaven

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R.C. Sproul and Billy Graham stood on opposite sides of the Calvinist-Arminian divide, yet their shared faith in Christ points to a deeper unity than theological rivalry.
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Addressing 5 Common Myths About Christianity 

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Christianity is often reduced to a rulebook, a superiority club, or a science-denier's handbook. Five of the most stubborn myths get a direct answer from what Scripture actually teaches.
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Psalm 82 Explained: Who Are the “Gods” in the Divine Council?

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Psalm 82 is a striking courtroom scene where God judges unjust rulers. But who are the “gods” mentioned in the psalm—human authorities or spiritual beings? A Biblical analysis of this debated passage and its connection to Christ’s judgment.
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God offers three answers to prayer, yes, no, and wait.

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Prayer does not always return the answer we expect. Scripture balances bold petition with patient waiting and even grateful acceptance of no, because God answers according to His wisdom, not our wants.
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We are Betrothed to Jesus

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A bride belongs to one husband alone. When believers invite old loyalties like unforgiveness, lust, or self-sufficiency back in, they fracture the singular devotion Christ deserves from His betrothed.

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What the Bible Actually Says About Pride and Homosexuality

Scripture does not open with a rule about sex—it opens with a design. From Genesis to Romans to a single past-tense word in First Corinthians, the Bible's case is clear and consistent and offers hope for every sinner on the list.

Why did the female minister go to bed?

Scripture reserves the pastoral office for qualified men. Here's a gentle, verse-by-verse look at why and what the SBC's 2025 vote revealed about the debate.

Church: You’d Love To Help, But Stacking Chairs is not Your Spiritual Gift

God doesn't only use our strengths. Sometimes He calls us into the work we'd rather skip, reminding us that every member of His body matters.

Bible Receives Modern Update With ‘Morally Gray Edition’

A Babylon Bee satire imagines a "Morally Gray Edition" of the Bible that removes God's absolute moral standards. The joke lands because progressive theology really is trying to soften Scripture.

Besides Adam and Eve, what person in the Bible had no earthly parents?

Joshua led Israel into the Promised Land after Moses died, conquered Canaan in obedience to God, and pointed forward to Jesus through his very name, which means "Yahweh saves."

Daily Bible Reading: Why No Christian Should Regret Time in the Word.

A satirical Babylon Bee headline pokes fun at our excuses, but the punchline is should not be true... no Christian has ever truly regretted opening the Bible. Here is why daily Scripture reading must be your soul's first meal of the day.

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Getting Right with God Before the Diagnosis Comes

A woman facing terminal cancer got baptized to 'get right with Him' - and her son followed her into the water that same day.
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Christianity and Division: What Truth Claims Reveal

Christianity's critics call it divisive, but every claim of objective truth divides people, Jesus included, and that isn't a flaw.
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Abortion Up to Birth: A Biblical Christian Response

Massachusetts now permits abortion up to birth. A Biblical Christian response to what Scripture says about life in the womb.
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Biblical Terms for Hell: Gehenna, Sheol, Hades, and the Lake of Fire

The Bible names Hell in several ways - Gehenna, Sheol, Hades, Tartarus, and the Lake of Fire - each describing a distinct reality.
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Grace and Mercy: What They Actually Mean for Trusting God

A reflection on the difference between grace and mercy, and why trusting God with daily worries brings more peace than trying to control everything.
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Forgiveness and Justice: A Gospel Answer to an Agnostic’s Anger

A store clerk's inverted cross sparked a real conversation about oppression, forgiveness, and whether God's justice can be trusted.
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Alive in Christ: How God Raises the Spiritually Dead

Before Christ we weren't wounded but dead - Ephesians 2 explains how God's grace alone brings the spiritually lifeless to life.
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Make Disciples: Why the Church Quits After the Beginning

A wedding charge to mentor newlyweds and the Great Commission's call to make disciples share the same overlooked ending we all need to fix.
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Why Church Attendance Is Declining Across America

Church membership in America has fallen below half the population for the first time in decades. What's really behind the drop?
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Entire Sanctification: Can Christians Stop Sinning on Earth?

A reader's question about 1 John 3:6 leads to what Scripture actually says about sin, sanctification, and Paul's own struggle.
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Is God Morally Evil? What Scripture Says About His Justice

Atheists call God cruel for His judgments, but Scripture reveals a holy God who disciplines in justice and offers mercy through Christ.
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Biblical Complementarianism: A Countercultural Vision for Marriage

Complementarian marriage looks nothing like the culture's script - here's what Scripture actually teaches about husbands and wives.
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Jesus and Hell: What He Actually Taught in Scripture

Jesus spoke about Hell often. This piece traces His words in Matthew and Mark to reveal exactly what He truly meant by Gehenna.
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Christians Confronting Antisemitism After Netanyahu’s Wake-Up Call

Israel's prime minister told American Christians to stop cowering and start standing against antisemitism before it reaches their own door.
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Following Jesus vs. Practicing Christianity: What Changes?

Many sincerely love Jesus, yet inherited habits and culture can blur His actual teaching - this piece calls readers back to the Gospels themselves.

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Opening — How to Build a Good Foundation

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What Are You Thinking About During the Sermon?

Jeff Hilles -
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The Power of Forgiveness in the Christian Life

Klaus Meyer -
My Childhood When I was a pre-teen, another boy had...

The Biblical Response to the Gift of Tongues

Randy DeVaul -
Many today believe that the “miracle/sign” gifts were given...

Do the Phillip Shuffle!

Derek Hastings -
Philip baptized a stranger on a desert road and vanished instantly to Azotus. That biblical teleportation raises a pointed question: if God has already solved instantaneous travel, are you willing to go wherever He sends you?

I Read Only the Four Gospels for a Year. Here’s What Happened.

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For one year I read only Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John — no sermons, no study notes, no commentary. The Jesus I found broke my Christianity and rebuilt it into something I never expected.

Is My Heart Right With God? An Honest Self-Examination

Klaus Meyer -
How can I be sure my heart is truly right with God? A candid reflection on pride, self-deception, and the Biblical warnings that keep us from a false sense of spiritual security.

The Hole in the Dream

Derek Hastings -
Exhausted every morning from chaotic, restless dreams, a simple bedtime prayer led to something unexpected: a vivid vision of prayer walks, invisible bonds between people, and the sound of a family's love turned inside out.

Devotions

What We Stop Asking For, God Still Gives

Rich Holt -
A lame beggar outside the temple had given up hoping anyone could heal him, yet God gave him a whole new life anyway. What have you stopped asking for?

Five Thousand Believed: When the Gospel Is Enough

Rich Holt -
Peter and John were arrested before they could finish preaching, yet the gospel still reached five thousand hearts. Their unfinished sermon still proves that God's word alone was enough to save that day.

From Taught to Learned: Living the Resurrection Truth

Rich Holt -
The apostles' bold proclamation of the resurrection unsettled religious leaders whose teaching was hollow. This devotional asks whether we've merely heard God's truth or actually learned to live by it.

Confess the Compromise: Fighting the Enemy Within Today

Rich Holt -
The religious leaders fought Jesus with fierce resolve. Today's devotional asks us to turn that same intensity toward confessing and repenting of the compromises hiding in our own hearts.

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Christianity and Division: What Truth Claims Reveal

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Christianity's critics call it divisive, but every claim of objective truth divides people, Jesus included, and that isn't a flaw.
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Getting Right with God Before the Diagnosis Comes

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A woman facing terminal cancer got baptized to 'get right with Him' - and her son followed her into the water that same day.
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Finish the Race Well: Faithfulness Over Comparison

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Scripture pictures the Christian life as a race set before us individually, calling us to finish with faith rather than compare our pace to others.
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What We Stop Asking For, God Still Gives

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A lame beggar outside the temple had given up hoping anyone could heal him, yet God gave him a whole new life anyway. What have you stopped asking for?
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Persistent Prayer: Why God Honors Those Who Keep Seeking Him

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Scripture shows that persistent prayer isn't about wearing God down - it's about being slowly formed into people who trust God fully.
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Forgiveness and Justice: A Gospel Answer to an Agnostic’s Anger

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A store clerk's inverted cross sparked a real conversation about oppression, forgiveness, and whether God's justice can be trusted.
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Grace and Mercy: What They Actually Mean for Trusting God

Nora Gwen Nora Gwen -
A reflection on the difference between grace and mercy, and why trusting God with daily worries brings more peace than trying to control everything.
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Biblical Terms for Hell: Gehenna, Sheol, Hades, and the Lake of Fire

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The Bible names Hell in several ways - Gehenna, Sheol, Hades, Tartarus, and the Lake of Fire - each describing a distinct reality.

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Question #26: What else does Christ’s death redeem?

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Answer: Christ’s death is the beginning of the...

Question #17: What is idolatry?

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Answer: Idolatry is trusting in created things rather...

Question #39: With what attitude should we pray?

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Answer: With love, perseverance, and gratefulness; in humble submission...

Question #8: What is the law of God stated in the Ten Commandments?

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Answer: You shall have no other gods before...

Question #38: What is prayer?

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Answer: Prayer is pouring out our hearts to...

Question #50: What does Christ’s resurrection mean for us?

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Christ’s resurrection offers hope for believers, promising new life and eternal life. Those who trust in Christ will be resurrected, while those who don’t will face everlasting death.

Question #45: Is baptism with water the washing away of sin itself?

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Only the blood of Christ and the Holy Spirit can cleanse us from sin,

Question #37: How does the Holy Spirit help us?

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Answer: The Holy Spirit convicts us of our...

Question #42: How is the Word of God to be read and heard?

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Answer: With diligence, preparation, and prayer; so that...

Question #36: What do we believe about the Holy Spirit?

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Answer: That he is God, coeternal with the...