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The Winner of A Quest for Godliness

Congratulations to Kasey I. of Solon, OH, who is the winner of our first book giveaway for J.I. Packer’s, A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life. Don’t forget to enter our new giveaway for one of…

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The Means of Christian Zeal

In our continuing series on the Puritan vision for Christian zeal (part 1, part 2, part 3), we now take up its means.   When you look around and see few people who are zealous for the Lord, you may…

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Book Giveaway: A Quest for Godliness

Thanks to our friends at Crossway, we have one (1) copy of J.I. Packer’s, A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life. The deadline for entering is three weeks from today, Friday, March 25. The winner will…

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Book Review: Stop Loving the World

William Greenhill, Stop Loving the World, ed. Jay T. Collier (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2010). 73pp.   Worldliness is an increasing problem in Western Christendom. No one wants to admit that they are worldly, but the tragic fact is…

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What Is Zeal?

We all have some idea of what zeal is, for to a certain degree we are all zealots. The question is not whether we are zealous but what we are zealous for. Zeal runs in our veins for what we…

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Sanctification By Faith

Several years ago a controversy erupted concerning the doctrine of sanctification. One of the key participants emphasized that Christian obedience is “faith-fueled.” This important point, of course, was not in itself controversial and was wholeheartedly affirmed by everyone involved as…

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Puritan Zeal

Christian zeal [is] indeed a flame, but a sweet one; or rather it is the heat and fervor of a sweet flame. For the flame of which it is the heat, is no other than that of divine love. —The…