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One true friend in the world

"If you have one true friend in the world, you are very rich." -Alistair Begg

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Athanasius (296-373) and the Deity of Christ

Three hundred years after Jesus, the church suddenly split down the middle. At issue was the question whether Jesus was really divine. In the great city of Alexandria (Egypt), a new teaching held that Jesus was not eternally one with God but instead a created being. ‘There was a time when he was not,’ claimed its leader, Arius. Only the Father was truly God...

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Singles have a strategic role

"Singles, you have a strategic role in the Kingdom of God." --Alistair Begg

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Fear not, Daniel

Then he said to me, "Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words." Daniel 10:12 ESV

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Seek first the kingdom of God

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness... (Matthew 6:33 ESV)

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Eternity more pressing than affairs of time

"Eternity is a more pressing consideration than the affairs of time." --Alistair Begg

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An Executive Summary of "Rock Solid"

We should briefly consider each of the doctrines explained in this book to see how they fit together. They are consistent with each other and interdependent—that is to say, if we abandon one of them, then we will soon begin to lose the others, rather as unpicking one thread can gradually unravel a whole sweater...

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Trust in the Son of God

"Trust in the Son of God, and you shall never die." --Spurgeon

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Desktop wallpaper and Facebook cover: "Not Ashamed"

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes... (Romans 1:16 ESV)

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Bloom where you are planted

"Be a Christian where you are. Bloom where you're planted." --Alistair Begg

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The world is watching

"The world is watching to see whether Christians really are different or not." -Alistair Begg http://www.truthforlife.org/broadcasts/2013/04/04/marriage-and-divorce-part-b/

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Alistair Begg's April Letter

Dear Friend,
Warmest Christian greetings.

A recent article in The Wall Street Journal addressed the potential for technology to fix our broken world. It got me thinking about how to engage our friends in discussions about Jesus.

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Why cast down, O my soul...hope in God

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. -Psalm 43

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Why is doctrine so important?

Here are twelve big questions that are the subject of debate in churches and in our culture in general, or which regularly trouble ordinary believers:

* Will a devout Buddhist be with us in heaven?
* How can adultery be wrong if it feels so good?
* Is Jesus’ death on the cross an act of ‘cosmic child abuse’?
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I am not ashamed

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes Romans 1:16

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We worship at Your feet

We worship at Your feet
Where wrath and mercy meet
And a guilty world is washed
By love's pure stream
—Graham Kendrick

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Jesus has conquered death and is alive forever

"There isn't a sentence in the New Testament that was written apart from the conviction that Jesus had conquered death and is alive forever." --Alistair Begg

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Sermon video "The Death of Jesus" by Alistair Begg

Alistair Begg on Mark 15:33-41 -- In the 15th chapter of his gospel account, Mark describes the crucifixion. The particular details he provides, far from being random facts and observations, lead instead to a deeper understanding of what Christ accomplished on the cross - bearing sin and enduring God's judgment to redeem His own.

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We persuade others

Knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. 2 Corinthians 5:11

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O Lord, make me sincere and true

"O Lord, make me sincere and true." -Spurgeon

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