The English New Testament at 500: William Tyndale’s Enduring Legacy
By Sam Leanza Ortiz
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The English New Testament at 500: William Tyndale’s Enduring Legacy

For English speakers, no Reformer comes close to Tyndale in terms of measurable impact.
Your Unlost Salvation
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
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Your Unlost Salvation

Christ is your Good Shepherd, and he has given to you eternal life; no one can snatch you from his hand; your salvation is secure and unlost.
Grace for Unbearable Days
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/25/25

Grace for Unbearable Days

Instead of offering more details or more information, he does something even better: he promises his very presence.

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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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The Affair

If affairs always begin by believing lies, then repentance always begins by believing the truth: the truth that you are in the wrong, the truth that you have a God who loves you in Jesus Christ, and the truth that he and he alone can save you not only from adultery but from every sin that seeks to lead you down the path of destruction.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
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Meeting Melanchthon: Theological Ambassador—Going to England?

Henry found Melanchthon to be a more moderate voice and was eager to discuss theological matters with the young, increasingly famous and respected academic.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
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It Has Nothing To Do With Salvation

If we are saved by faith, if it is by faith that we have life in His name, what do the sacraments have to do with it? The answer is: everything.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
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Do You Want to Watch the Game?

In a world so wired by law and rules, judgement is everywhere.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
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Good News From A Far Country: Preaching Law & Gospel

I believe it’s no small charge to assert that there’s a massive problem in the majority of America’s pulpits.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
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Meeting Melanchthon: A Man of Trouble

Throughout his life, Melanchthon was embroiled in quite a few internal as well as external controversies.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
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Meeting Melanchthon: Freewheeling Libertine or Law Dog?

At the same time, in the late 1520s and early 1530s, Melanchthon’s theology became utterly reliant on the idea that justification is a purely forensic act whereby the unjust sinner is declared just on account of Christ (propter Christum).
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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The World Doesn't Need Extraordinary Fathers

The world doesn’t need dads who are more stressed than they already are. It needs fathers who care for their families, not in heroic ways, but in common, everyday ways.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
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Meeting Melanchthon: The Birthday of the Lutheran Church

Prior to the diet, the outlook for the new evangelical protestors was far from hopeful.
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
06/12/17

Fathers, Don’t Let Them Die

You have suffered your son to come unto Jesus; but fathers, don’t let him die!
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
06/11/17

Meeting Melanchthon: Work, Work, Work

Beginning in 1519, Melanchthon began to develop his theology.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
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Melanchthon’s Magnum Opus

The work in question was entitled the Loci Communes Theologici, or Common Topics of Theology.
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