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PREPARING FUTURE PASTORS, CHURCH PLANTERS, AND MISSIONARIES TO SHEPHERD GOD'S FLOCK TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND FOR THE GOOD OF HIS PEOPLE
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Aaron O'Kelley
Dec 21, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 30.1
Saving faith begins with knowledge, which entails that the preaching of the gospel is necessary for salvation.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Dec 18, 20201 min read
New City Catechism 29.3
God demands absolute perfection, and in Christ, that is exactly what we have.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Dec 16, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 29.2
Be careful not to present the gospel in a way that makes it sound like we must reform our ways before we come to Christ.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Dec 14, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 29.1
Conversion involves the two inseparable acts of repenting from sin and turning to Jesus Christ in faith.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Dec 11, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 28.3
If hell is real, then it must motivate us to want to share the good news of Christ with all who will listen.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Dec 9, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 28.2
Is the doctrine of hell really necessary to the Christian faith?
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Aaron O'Kelley
Dec 7, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 28.1
What are the "books" in Revelation 20:12? And what does "the book of life" represent?
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Aaron O'Kelley
Nov 27, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 26.3
How does the Bible picture the culmination of Christ's redeeming work?
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Aaron O'Kelley
Nov 25, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 26.2
Christ died to redeem humanity. But how does the redemption of humanity affect the earth itself?
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Aaron O'Kelley
Nov 23, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 26.1
Sin's effects on the earth turned it into a graveyard, which it was never intended to be.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Nov 20, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 25.3
The forgiveness of our sins is one half of justification, but the other half is the counting of Christ's righteousness to us.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Nov 18, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 25.2
In order to be right with God, our sins must be forgiven. The death of Christ has secured this blessing for his people.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Nov 16, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 25.1
The sacrifices of the old covenant were gracious gifts to Israel, but where did they fall short? How is Christ's sacrifice better?
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Aaron O'Kelley
Nov 13, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 24.3
Christ has taken the place of his people in the final judgment. What is the result for us?
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Aaron O'Kelley
Nov 11, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 24.2
The final judgment is necessary to Christian teaching. How does Jesus' death relate to it? What does it mean for us?
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Aaron O'Kelley
Nov 9, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 24.1
Death is physical, spiritual, and eternal. The Bible's teaching on death must inform our understanding of Christ's death for us.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Nov 6, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 23.3
In sending Jesus Christ to die for us, God did not send a third party. He sent himself out of his great love for us.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Nov 4, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 23.2
It is only because he is fully God and fully man that Jesus Christ can atone for our sins.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Nov 2, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 23.1
Jesus Christ is truly God, and the implications of this truth are significant.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Oct 30, 20202 min read
New City Catechism 22.3
In what sense was Jesus tempted as we are? In what sense was his experience different from ours?
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