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A Biblical Demonology – Part 2

In last month's article, we began considering Paul’s speech in Athens as it relates to what the Bible teaches us about demons.

A Biblical Demonology

While we might like to read “demon-possessed man” as “man with schizophrenia,” that’s not what the term means.

The Fundamental Doctrine of Christ

When we think of first principles, we talk about fundamental things to our faith and religion. So, what is the most basic of all first principles, the foundation on which everything else gets built? The question answers itself.

God’s Essence

For many people today, the doctrine of the Trinity defines what it means to be a Christian. How did the idea of the consubstantiality of the Godhead come about?

A Philosophy of Doctrine

Have you ever debated with someone, perhaps from another church, about doctrine and come away from the discussion thinking, “Well, what was the point of that?”

Now That God Has Sent His Son

It is essential that we know Christ and not merely the Bible that describes him.

November 25, 2024

Edenic Law and the Book of Romans: Part 3

When God justifies us, something powerful happens... fruitfulness is possible despite the natural desires of the flesh.

October 25, 2024

Edenic Law and the Book of Romans – Part 2

Is it fair that we all share the consequences of Adam’s sin?

September 25, 2024

Edenic Law and the Book of Romans

The key doctrinal issue in New Testament times was the shift from the Law of Moses to salvation by faith, highlighted by Paul's use of the Eden story in Romans.

August 26, 2024

The Devil in Hebrews

Let's look at the “devil” in Hebrews 2:14 at a deeper level - there is something intriguing we usually miss.

May 24, 2024

Who Tempted Jesus in the Wilderness?

Christadelphians are divided over the identification of the devil in the wilderness and whether Jesus’s temptations were internal, external, or both.

April 25, 2024

The Devil and Demons in Judaism

This article examines the development of demons and the devil in scripture.

March 25, 2024

The Serpent of Genesis

What does the serpent represent?

February 23, 2024

The Devil and Satan

What does the Old Testament teach us about the nature of evil, the devil, and Satan and how do those ideas square with a perusal of Old Testament Scripture?

January 25, 2024

Preaching the First Principles in a Post-Christian World – Part 5

Our task is to help people turn from the idolatry of the world to embrace the one true God.

January 25, 2024

God’s Greatest Temple

The birth of Jesus Christ is the centerpiece around which all the rest of the Bible is organized.

December 22, 2023

Preaching the First Principles in a Post-Christian World – Part 4

Even though the world around us is in darkness as to the one true God, there is a semblance of understanding.

November 24, 2023

Preaching the First Principles in a Post-Christian World – Part 3

We can find common ground with the modern-day Epicureans and Stoics we meet and lead people to the one true God of the Bible.

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