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Read more about the article Bible study: Baptismal blessings

Bible study: Baptismal blessings

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/08/31
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Baptism connects us to our Father in heaven and makes us part of his family. The church has described Baptism as “an individual application of the Word” and the “visible…

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What does this mean for me? Article 3

  • Post author:Greg Lyon
  • Post published:2022/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

How do you measure your value? How do you measure your value? Do you play the comparison game? A student is convinced that worth is measured in GPAs. A mom…

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Read more about the article What does this mean for me? Article 2

What does this mean for me? Article 2

  • Post author:Greg Lyon
  • Post published:2022/07/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Does my body even matter? What does it mean to be human? This may seem like an odd question to those who have no questions about it, but the question…

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Read more about the article Bible study: Gifts of tongues and miraculous healing

Bible study: Gifts of tongues and miraculous healing

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/06/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

The gift of speaking in tongues refers to the spiritual gift of either speaking another language such as the disciples at Pentecost did (Acts 2) or speaking a language otherwise…

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Read more about the article What does this mean for me? Article 1

What does this mean for me? Article 1

  • Post author:Greg Lyon
  • Post published:2022/06/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Is all doctrine practical? Randy sat in my office to deliver the difficult news. He had just been diagnosed with cancer. He asked that I come to his house to…

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Read more about the article Bible study: Jesus is everyone’s Savior

Bible study: Jesus is everyone’s Savior

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/04/30
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Justification is the doctrine by which the church stands or falls because the Christian faith is lost without it. We use four different adjectives to define the word justification: forensic,…

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Read more about the article Bible study: Love one another

Bible study: Love one another

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/01/31
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For many, Valentine’s Day has become a Hallmark holiday filled with sappy sentiment and red hearts . . . everywhere! The exact details of the original St. Valentine are a…

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Read more about the article Bible study: Above all things!

Bible study: Above all things!

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2021/12/27
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The First Commandment states: “You shall have no other gods.” Martin Luther’s explanation says, “We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things.” This means that anything we…

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Read more about the article Bible study: The comfort of God’s providence

Bible study: The comfort of God’s providence

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2021/11/30
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God's providence means that everything happens according to God’s design (even permitting evil to work for the good of his people). It also refers to what God actually does in…

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