(Noteoftheownerofthislog:WhileitisimportanttorecognizethestewardshipoftheChristians,thispositionpaperprovideslittledirectionforhowtoimplementitinbothindividualandchurchlevels)9thGeneralAssembly,1981,AppendixK,p.272
THEOLOGYOFSTEWARDSHIP
AtheologyofstewardshipisavehiclewhichseeksconsistentlytorelatetheWordof
Godtoallthatisunderstoodtobestewardshipandstewardshipactivities.ABiblicalb...[
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HistoricDocumentsinAmericanPresbyterianism1729
TheAdoptingActof1729.OneofthemostformativedocumentsinthedirectionofAmericanPresbyterianism,theAdoptingActspeakstotheissueof"subscription,"thatis,howthedoctrinalstandardsofaconfessionalchurcharetobeviewed.
1788
PreliminaryPrinciples.Originallycomposedin1788,thesePreliminaryPrinciplesweredraftedandadoptedwiththeintentofestabli...[
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(Note:thisisessentialfaithforanyonetodoministry
intheboundaryofPresbyterianChurchintheUSA)SubsequenttothenorthernPresbyterianChurch's1903revisionoftheWestminsterStandards,theGeneralAssemblyofthePCUSAproducedthefollowingDoctrinalDeliverance.ThedocumentwasproducedbytheCommitteeonBillsandOverturesinresponsetoasituationarisingoutoftheNewYorkPresbyteryinwhichthreecandidatesfortheministrywereor...[
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(Notetoreadersbytheownerofthisblog:theauthorofthisarticleemphasizesthatthereisnothingcanbeinplaceoftheWordofGodandtheChristianpreachersshouldpreachonlytheWordofGod.Becautioustonotpreachtheirownwords,otherhumenthoughts,science,orothermaterialthings,alloftheseinnaturearelowerthantheGod'sword,whichissupernatural.)
PREACHTHEWORDBYHOWARDCROSBYOneofthelatestinjunctionsoftheagedPaul,justbeforehi...[
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THEDOCTRINESTHATMUSTBEEMPHASIZEDINSUCCESSFULEVANGELISMBYEVANGELISTL.W.MUNHALL,M.A.,D.D.,Germantown,Philadelphia,PennsylvaniaFirstofall,WhatconstitutesSuccessfulEvangelism?Somewillanswer,"Greataudiences,eloquentpreachingandsoul-stirringmusic."ButIreply,"Wemayhavealltheseandnothaverealevangelism;aswemayhavesuccessfulevangelismwithoutthem."Otherswillanswer,"Anymovementthatwilladdlargenumberstothememb...[
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JUSTIFICATIONBYFAITHBYH.C.G.MOULE,D.D.,BishopOfDurham,England."JustificationbyFaith";thephraseisweightyalikewithScriptureandwithhistory.InHolyScriptureitisthemainthemeoftwogreatdogmaticepistles,RomansandGalatians.InChristianhistoryitwasthepotentwatchwordoftheReformationmovementinitsaspectasavastspiritualupheavalofthechurch.Itisnotbyanymeanstheonlygreattruthconsideredinthetwoepistles;wesh...[
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REGENERATION,CONVERSION&REFORMATIONBYGEORGEW.LASHER,D.D.,L.L.D.,Authorof"TheologyforPlainPeople"Cincinnati,OhioInhis"Twice-BornMen,"Mr.HaroldBegbiegivesusaseriesofinstanceswhereinmenofthelowestgrade,orthemostperversenature,becamesuddenlychangedinthought,purpose,willandlife.Withoutintentionallyignoringtheword"regeneration,"orthefactofregeneration,heemphasisestheact...[
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THENATUREOFREGENERATIONBYTHOMASBOSTON(1676-1732)I.Forthebetterunderstandingofthenatureofregeneration,takethisalongwithyou,inthefirstplace,thatastherearefalseconceptionsinnature,sotherearealsoingrace:bythesemanyaredeluded,mistakingsomepartialchangesmadeuponthemforthisgreatandthoroughchange.Toremovesuchmistakes,letthesefewthingsbeconsidered:1.ManycalltheChurchtheirmother,whomGodwillnotowntobeHi...[
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SALVATIONBYGRACEBYTHOMASSPURGEON,London,EnglandWHATIS"GRACE"?Onceuponatime,Imet,onboardanAustralianliner,anagedmanofgenialtemperament,andofsoundandextensivelearning.Hemanagedtodwellinwell-nighperpetualsunshine,forhefollowedthesunroundtheglobeyearafteryear,andhewashimselfsosunnythatthepassengersmadefriendswithhim,andsoughtinformationfromhim.ItfelloutthatadiscussionhavingarisenastoWhat&quo...[
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THEGRACEOFGOD
BY
C.I.SCOFIELD,D.D.,
EditorOfThe"ScofieldReferenceBible"
"Grace"isanEnglish爓ordusedintheNewTestamenttotranslatetheGreekword,[charis],whichmeans"favor,"withoutrecompenseorequivalent.Ifthereisanycompensatoryactorpayment,howeverslightorinadequate,itis"nomoregrace"-[charis].
WhenusedtodenoteacertainattitudeoractofGodtowa...[
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