Striving for the Unity of the Faith for the Glory of God ~ Eph. 4:3,13; Rom. 15:5-7

fundyreformed on September 2nd, 2009

Yesterday, Zondervan Publishing House and Biblica (formerly the International Bible Society) announced plans to revise the NIV in 2011 and discontinue the controversial TNIV.  Many conservative evangelicals, and groups like the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) openly opposed the gender neutral translation choices of the TNIV.  So to hear this coming from Zondervan [...]

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fundyreformed on August 20th, 2008

This is part 2 of an outline from a lesson I gave for my small group, recently. Read part one first.
Submitting to God’s Will in Marriage (1 Pet. 3:1-7) –
Part 2: The Husband
I realize this is a thorny topic for many. I’d like to recommend a couple resources before I continue here. For [...]

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fundyreformed on August 19th, 2008

I’m reproducing the outline from a lesson I gave for my small group, recently. I think 1 Peter 3:1-7 is a beautiful passage on marriage that often gets overlooked. Much can be gained from studying just these seven small verses.
Submitting to God’s Will in Marriage (1 Pet. 3:1-7) –
Part 1: The Wife
Introduction
The preceding [...]

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fundyreformed on December 9th, 2007

Part 12 in a series of Sunday posts celebrating the glorious Truth we believe as Christians. The readings are quoted from the Elder Affirmation of Faith, of my church, Bethlehem Baptist (Pastor John Piper). I’m doing this because every few weeks our congregational reading is an excerpt from this document, and every time we [...]

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Hardly anyone today would consider the wearing of pants by women to be a breach of decency or a sign of rebellion against the God-given roles of manhood & womanhood. This is the 21st century, women have been liberated, and times have certainly changed, haven’t they?
The Fundamentalist Position
Yet for many sincere and well-meaning Christian [...]

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