ARTICLES AND ESSAYS

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* APOLOGETICS CATECHISM FOR KIDS (13 questions to innoculate your kids against post-modern relativism and brainwashing.) As Word. As PDF.
* ARMINIAN LOGIC FALLACIES (Refutes four of the most common logic errors on which arminian theology is based.)
* BAPTISM (What is the biblical mode of baptism, and who has the right to it?)
* BIBLE OUTLINE INSERTS (Paste these doctrine outlines into your Bible for handy reference.)
* BANG FOR BUCK: Supporting Nationals Instead of Missionaries? Is it more efficient to support missionaries or nationals? As Word (43k) As PDF (48k)
* COMMUNISM IN LATIN AMERICA (42 K) As Word  As PDF
* DEACONESSES (Does the Bible permit women to hold this office?)
* ELDER CONTROVERSY (Does the Bible teach one office or two?)
* EFFECTUAL CALL: What Is it?
* FREE WILL (What is a will? What does 'free' mean?)
* FOREKNOWLEDGE AND ELECTION (Does the concept of Divine foreknowledge explain Sovereign Election?)
* FAITH: How To Make It Grow: (Genuine faith has a lot of counterfeits. How do we tell the difference?)
* FOREKNOWLEDGE AND ELECTION: Does God 'elect' people because he foresees they will believe? This common notion is refuted here. (As Word, as PDF)
* GRACE: What Is It?
* GUIDED BY GOD (Finding God's will becomes easier if we know what is the foundation. As PDF // As Word)
* HOW CAN A GOOD GOD PERMIT EVIL? (Provides Christians with sound philosophical answers to show why this question is irrational.)
* LOGIC: An Absolute? (What is the basis of logic? Is it really a valid criteria for the evaluation of truth?)
* MENTORING FOR LEADERSHIP Three chapters from Smalling’s book Christian Leadership compare biblical versus modern evangelical concepts in leadership training. Gives criteria for choosing trainees, along with practical tips and pitfalls. Download as Word File. (76k) See Powerpoint on mentoring
* MUSIC IN WORSHIP (Contemporary songs or traditional hymns? Which is "right"?)
* PROVIDENCE: What Is It?
* PSALMODY (Does the Bible indicate we must sing Psalms only during worship?)
* PRESERVATION (Sure, God preserves His people. Where does our free will fit in?)
* QUIT CALLING YOURSELF A SINNER (At least not all the time. After all, you have a new identity in Christ. 40k) As Word file 55k. As PDF 100k.
* RELATIVISM: Is Truth Relative to the Individual? (Is truth relative to the individual? Ever?)
* SANCTIFICATION (Is this where we put our security of salvation?)
* SOVEREIGNTY & SUFFERING (If we cannot resolve the old dilemma of a good God who allows suffering, can we trust Him anyway?)
* SHADOW EATERS: A Dark Side in the Reformed Faith (Legalism can afflict any movement. How has it impacted the reformed?) Download as Word (55k) Download as PDF (167k)
* WOMEN TEACHING IN THE CHURCH (When is it appropriate for women to teach in the church?)
* WOLVES: Recognizing And Dealing With Them. (Cults or other problematic people try to bother the people in your church. What are their characteristics?)
* TOTAL DEPRAVITY: What Is It?

ON LEADERSHIP
(Taken from our Leadership Manuals.)

* CHRIST'S PHILOSOPHY OF LEADERSHIP How many Christian philosophies of leadership are there? Only one. Christ outlines it in Mt.20.
* KEY VIRTUE IN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP With this virtue, we can dispense with most management techniques.
* HIERARCHIALISM IN CHRISTIAN ORGANISATIONS If we build Christian organizations on the model of corporate business America, what kind of moral and spiritual effects can we expect?
* PRIVILEGES AND ETHICS: Relationships Among Christian Leaders. We often talk about the duties of ministers. What about their rights? Are there rules in the way they treat one another?
* CREATIVE THINKING Any kind of serious thinking is hard. Thinking creatively is harder. What are the barriers to it and how can it work in Christian leadership?
* VISION: An ambiguous word. Without it, the term leader is hollow. It merits defining.