Theology

Articles

• The "Magic of Christmas" by Jack Crabtree. Reflects on Christmas as a light shining in the darkness and one of the few remaining times when the story of Jesus can be freely told in the public forum.
• The Shock of Easter by Jack Crabtree. Discusses the “shock” of the resurrection and its implications for how believers live their lives.
• Identifying and Responding to False Teachers by Jack Crabtree. Addresses the question, “How are we to interact with others who hold doctrinally significant beliefs that we think are false?”
• The Challenge of Easter by Jack Crabtree. Looks at the implications of Jesus as Judge.
• The Scandal of Jesus' Birth by Jack Crabtree. Reflects on how the circumstances of Jesus’ birth foreshadowed His willingness to suffer shame and wrath on our behalf.
• Recognizing God by David Crabtree. Discusses the nature of the “clues” the people at the time of Jesus had for recognizing Him as the Messiah and draws a lesson for believers today.
• Do You Believe in Magic? by Larry Barber. Compares biblical faith to the common myth of "magical" faith.
• Joy by Ron Julian. Looks at the biblical evidence for the nature of joy as a fruit of the Spirit.
• Gaining One's Soul by R. Wesley Hurd. Explores our culture's and the Bible's view of the soul.
• Thinking about Katrina by Earle Craig. Looks at God and suffering in the light of Hurricane Katrina.
• Bad Guilt by Ron Julian. Discusses the importance of knowing God's merciful grace and believing in His promise of forgiveness while acknowledging "true guilt."
• A Basis for Hope by Jack Crabtree. An excerpt from The Most Real Being that explains how divine determinism is the only human hope of glorification, while limited determinism provides mere "groundless optimism" or empty despair.
• Is the Gospel Anti-Semitic? by Ron Julian. Repudiates the thesis of inherent New Testament anti-Semitism by examining the unique relationship between God, the Nation of Israel, and individual Jews.
• Becoming Sinners by R. Wesley Hurd. Explores how self-satisfaction and self-righteous religiosity impede understanding and accepting the truth of our sinfulness.
• Satan and the Significance of Easter by Jack Crabtree. Examines the meaning of the resurrection of Christ as reflected in the role of Satan in human sin and God's purposes in history.
• The Gift of Guilt by Larry Barber. Compares the destructive influence of "false" guilt with the faith-maturing and conscience-building experience of "true" guilt that God, in His grace, gives us.
• Examining the Purpose-Driven Life by Ron Julian. Examines Rick Warren's popular book, The Purpose-Driven Life.
• Giving Thanks by Ron Julian. Looks at the importance of gratitude.
• Worship: A Life Lived by Nancy Scott. Explores the nature of true worship.
• Faith and Worry by Jack Crabtree. Explores the connection between our fears and our faith.
• Getting It Right by Larry Barber. Shows how a legalism contradicts the basic tenants of biblical Christianity.
• There Must be Fifty Ways to be a Pharisee by Jack Crabtree. Explores the essence of Phariseeism and how it manifests itself today.
• Believing Together by Nancy Scott. Explores the concept of "church."
• Waiting for God by Ron Julian. Discusses the biblical virtue of patience.
• Desiring Truth by R. Wesley Hurd. Discusses what an individual's response to truth signifies.
• Where was God? by Margaret Sholaas. Discusses our understanding of God and the existence of evil.
• Easter Unbelief by Jack Crabtree. Uses the disciples' response to the resurrection to discuss the biblical basis for faith.
• Has the Time of the Gentiles Passed? by Jack Crabtree. Asks whether the spiritual darkness of our generation indicates that the "time of the Gentiles" is over.
• The Parable of the Rock Garden by Jack Crabtree. Explains how love of the church and criticism of the church can and must go together.
• Regret by Margaret Sholaas. Considers human regrets in the light of the sovereignty of God.
• Faithfulness: Building the Temple Anyway by Jack Crabtree. Uses the example of the returned Jewish exiles to describe what makes a ministry faithful.
• The Prayer of Jabez by Ron Julian. Examines the popular book "The Prayer of Jabez"
• Up With Legalism! by Jack Crabtree. Shows how opposition to "legalism" and indifference to righteousness are by no means the same thing.
• A Christmas Message by Jack Crabtree. Laments that the popular idea of "the true meaning of Christmas" obscures the true meaning of Christmas.
• Chosen for Glory by Ron Julian. Explores the way in which the Bible's teaching on the Christian life can only be understood in the light of God's sovereign control of His creation.
• The Anatomy of Sainthood by Jack Crabtree. Draws the "portrait" of a saint to answer the question "Who will be saved?" Discusses the role of belief in salvation.
• The Miracle of Sophrosune by Jack Crabtree. Describes the Greek and biblical virtue of 'sophrosune' and its implications for the problem of self-hatred.
• Drawing the Line by Ron Julian. Proposes a biblical model for deciding when to "draw the line" over doctrinal disagreements.
• Christianity by Jack Crabtree. Asserts that true godliness is not necessarily religious.
• The Most Important Things in Life by Ron Julian. Examines the nature of the true wisdom which arises from Christian faith.
• Forgiveness by Larry Barber. Argues that forgiving is not forgetting.
• Will He Find Faith? by Robby Julian. Argues that the reality of Christ's return ought to change the way we think about our lives.
• Have Yourself a Mary Little Christmas by Jack Crabtree. Portrays the hardships and faith of Mary as a model for the Christian life.
• Treasuring These Things in Our Hearts by Jack Crabtree. Asks how the extraordinary events of Jesus' birth were so easily forgotten.
• Pain and Glory by Nancy Scott. Illustrates the role of suffering in the believer's path to glory.
• What Sort of People? by Ron Julian. Exhorts believers to personally wrestle with and embrace the gospel.
• Trusting the God Who Made Hell by Margaret Sholaas. Emphasizes and reconciles the justice and love of God.
• Reconciled Enemies by Nancy Scott. Encourages us to resist the pressure to perform in our relationship with God.
• Real Spirituality by Larry Barber. Defines the biblical concept of spirituality
• The Evil in Us All by Larry Barber. Argues for the seriousness of the problem of sin.
• Practically Speaking by Ron Julian. Asserts that often the most valuable and "practical" teaching is the most theoretical.
• The Significance of Passover by Nancy Scott. Explores what God was saying in the events of the Passover.
• The Unimportant Birth of the Insignificant Jesus by Jack Crabtree. Highlights the surprising and instructive way that God brought His Son into the world.
• The New Spirituality by R. Wesley Hurd. Highlights the difference between the "new" spirituality and the biblical view of spirituality.

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• Biblical Philosophy. Informal conversations with Jack Crabtree about the content of the biblical worldview.
• Miscellaneous Talks. Individual talks given by various teachers on a variety of topics.

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