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What Is Heaven – According to the Bible

Heaven is God’s home and the believers’ final destination. What heaven is like, and who will go there. Summary The…

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What Is The World System?

What is the ‘World System’ according to the Bible, the war between the World System & the Kingdom of God,…

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What Is A False Church?

False worship in biblical history, the distinguishing marks of a true church, examples of false churches & practical considerations for…

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What Is A Worldview & Why It Matters?

What is a worldview, what it’s made of, and why it matters. Summary What is a worldview? A worldview is…

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The Meaning of Life: A Biblical Answer

How the world thinks about the meaning of life, contrasted with the Bible’s answer, and why it matters from a…

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Five Fatal Flaws With Biological Evolution

Demonstrating five reasons naturalistic, biological evolution didn’t happen, and why evolution is impossible. Summary Naturalistic, biological evolution is fatally flawed…

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Reincarnation in the Bible: Past Lives & Scripture

What does the Bible say about reincarnation: definition, what the early church taught, was it removed from the Bible, &…

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Theology Questions

Top 101 Theology Questions in 2025 (According to Google)

The top 101 questions people ask about God, Christianity, and apologetics based on Google search queries with links to trustwothy…

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Prayer to Find a Wife: A Biblical Approach

How a Christian man can pray to find his future wife with Scriptural support. In 2021, I was corresponding with…

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What Is Love? A Christian Perspective

Love defined, how the world loves, contrasted with how God loves, and how Christians should love. Summary What is love?…

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What Is Truth? A Christian Perspective

What is truth in Christianity, how it’s anchored in God, why we expect truth, and why we (sometimes) don’t want…

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Theology Questions

Top 101 Theology Questions in 2022 (According to Google)

The top 101 questions people ask about God, Christianity, and apologetics based on Google search queries with links to biblical…

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Creation Mandate

Why we work, how God’s labor directive permeates human culture, and the implications in your own life Editor’s Note: This…

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Evolution: A Fairy Tale

Secularists take aim at biblical Christianity because of supernaturalism—what they often forget is just how “miraculous” the evolutionary origin story…

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The Truth Project Overview

This is an overview of The Truth Project*, an in-depth Christian Worldview experience led by Del Tackett and published by…

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Community Involvement: God Cares, Do I?

This is part 12 of a 12-part series about The Truth Project, an in-depth Christian Worldview experience led by Del…

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Labor: Created to Create

This is part 11 of a 12-part series about The Truth Project, an in-depth Christian Worldview experience led by Del…

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The American Experiment: Stepping Stones

This is part 10 of a 12-part series about The Truth Project, an in-depth Christian Worldview experience led by Del…

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The State: Whose Law?

This is part 9 of a 12-part series about The Truth Project, an in-depth Christian Worldview experience led by Del…

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Unio Mystica: Am I Alone?

This is part 8 of a 12-part series about The Truth Project, an in-depth Christian Worldview experience led by Del…

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Sociology: The Divine Imprint

This is part 7 of a 12-part series about The Truth Project, an in-depth Christian Worldview experience led by Del…

History: His Story

History: His Story

This is part 6 of a 12-part series about The Truth Project, an in-depth Christian Worldview experience led by Del…

Science: What is True?

Science: What is True?

This is part 5 of a 12-part series about The Truth Project, an in-depth Christian Worldview experience led by Del…

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Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) and the Christian

What are near-death experiences (NDEs), materialistic explanations of NDEs, how Christians should discern between true and false NDEs, and how…

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Religious Freedom

Religious Freedom Under Assault in America in 2021

Historical overview of eroding religious freedom in America and a call to faith in a challenging new day for Christians…

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Theology: Who is God?

This is part 4 of a 12-part series about The Truth Project, an in-depth Christian Worldview experience led by Del…

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Only Two Worldviews

How the Bible ultimately teaches only two major worldviews, common themes of non-Christian worldviews, with Scriptural references. This article was…

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Anthropology: Who is Man?

This is part 3 of a 12-part series about The Truth Project, an in-depth Christian Worldview experience led by Del…

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Philosophy & Ethics

This is part 2 of a 12-part series about The Truth Project, an in-depth Christian Worldview experience led by Del…

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Veritology: What is Truth?

This is part 1 of a 12-part series about The Truth Project, an in-depth Christian Worldview experience led by Del…

Moral Relativism

Moral Relativism

Relativism defined, its offshoot moral relativism, and how it’s unlivable in the world God created from whom our morality flows. …

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Transgenderism & the Bible

Gender dysphoria and transgenderism, how the Bible rejects gender fluidity and affirms manhood and womanhood, sin’s corruption, and hope for…

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Does Genesis Teach Evolution?

How theistic evolution fails to align with the plain reading of Genesis and the rest of Scripture. Evolution and Genesis…

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Why You Can Believe the Bible

A concise statement (with explanation) on why you can believe the Bible – special props to Voddie Baucham. The Bible…

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One Way to God

Why religious pluralism is unreasonable and what the Bible teaches about the exclusivity of salvation in Christ alone. Have you…

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Systematic Theology

Three Takeaways from a 13-Month Theology Reading Group

Three lessons learned from three guys after completing a theology reading group with Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology in 13 months. …

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Systematic Theology

Systematic Theology Study Guide

A free 57-part study guide to Wayne Grudem’s classic book, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine with topics, summaries,…

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The New Heavens and New Earth – Chapter 57

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What is heaven? Is it a place? How will the earth be renewed?…

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The Final Judgment & Eternal Punishment – Chapter 56

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – Who will be judged? What is hell? This post is part of a…

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The Millennium – Chapter 55

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What is the millennium? When does it occur? Will Christians go through the…

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The Return of Christ: When and How – Chapter 54

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – When and how will Christ return? Could he come back at any hour?…

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Gifts of the Holy Spirit (2) – Chapter 53

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – How should we understand and use specific spiritual gifts? This post is part…

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Gifts of the Holy Spirit (1) – Chapter 52

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What are spiritual gifts? How many are there? Have some gifts ceased? Seeking…

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Worship – Chapter 51

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – How can our worship fulfill its great purpose in the New Testament age?…

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The Lord’s Supper – Chapter 50

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What is the meaning of the Lord’s Supper? How should it be observed?…

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Baptism – Chapter 49

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – Who should be baptized? How should it be done? What does it mean?…

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Means of Grace within the Church – Chapter 48

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What are the different activities within the life of the church that God…

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Church Government – Chapter 47

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – How should a church be governed? How should church officers by chosen? Should…

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The Power of the Church – Chapter 46

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What kind of authority does the church have? How should church discipline function?…

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The Purity and Unity of the Church – Chapter 45

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What makes a church more or less pleasing to God? What kinds of…

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The Church: Its Nature, Its Marks, and Its Purposes – Chapter 44

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What is necessary to make a church? How can we recognize a true…

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Union with Christ – Chapter 43

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What does it mean to be “in Christ” or “united with Christ”? This…

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Glorification – Chapter 42

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – When will we receive resurrection bodies? What will they be like? This post…

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Death and the Intermediate State – Chapter 41

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What is the purpose of death in the Christian life? What happens to…

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The Perseverance of the Saints – Chapter 40

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – Can true Christians lose their salvation? How can we know if we are…

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Baptism in and Filling with the Holy Spirit – Chapter 39

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – Should we seek a “baptism in the Holy Spirit” after conversion? What does…

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Sanctification – Chapter 38

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – How do we grow in Christian maturity? What are the blessings of Christian…

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Adoption – Chapter 37

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What are the benefits of being a member of God’s family? This post…

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Justification – Chapter 36

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – How and when do we gain right legal standing before God? This post…

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Conversion (Faith & Repentance) – Chapter 35

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What is true repentance? What is saving faith? Can people accept Jesus as…

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Regeneration – Chapter 34

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What does it mean to be born again? This post is part of…

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The Gospel Call and Effective Calling – Chapter 33

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What is the gospel message? How does it become effective? This post is…

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Election and Reprobation – Chapter 32

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – When and why did God choose us? Are some not chosen? This post…

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Common Grace – Chapter 31

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What are the undeserved blessings the God gives to all people, both believers…

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The Work of the Holy Spirit – Chapter 30

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What are the distinctive activities of the Holy Spirit throughout the history of…

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The Offices of Christ – Chapter 29

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – How is Christ prophet, priest, and king? This post is part of a…

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Theology Questions

Top 101 Theology Questions in 2020 (According to Google)

The top 101 questions people ask about God, Christianity, and apologetics based on Google search queries with links to biblical…

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Resurrection and Ascension – Chapter 28

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What was Christ’s resurrection body like? What is its significance for us? What…

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The Atonement – Chapter 27

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – Was it necessary for Christ to die? Did Christ’s entire earthly life earn…

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The Person of Christ – Chapter 26

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – How is Jesus fully God and fully man, yet one person? This post…

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Systematic Theology

The Covenants Between God and Man – Chapter 25

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What principles determine the way God relates to us? This post is part…

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Sin – Chapter 24

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What is sin? Where did it come from? Do we inherit a sinful…

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The Essential Nature of Man – Chapter 23

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What does Scripture mean by “soul” and “spirit”? Are they the same thing?…

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Man As Male and Female – Chapter 22

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – Why did God create two sexes? Can men and women be equal and…

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The Creation of Man – Chapter 21

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – The Creation of Man – Why did God create us? How did God…

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Satan and Demons – Chapter 20

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – Satan and Demons: How should Christians think of Satan and demons today? Spiritual…

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Angels – Chapter 19

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – Angels – What are angels? Why did God create them? This post is…

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Prayer – Chapter 18

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – Why does God want us to pray? How can we pray effectively? This…

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Miracles – Chapter 17

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – Miracles: What are miracles? Can they happen today? This post is part of…

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God’s Providence – Chapter 16

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – God’s Providence: If God controls all things, how can our actions have real…

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Creation – Chapter 15

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – Creation – Why, how, and when did God create the universe? This post…

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God in Three Persons: The Trinity – Chapter 14

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – How can God be three persons, yet one God? This post is part…

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The Character of God: “Communicable” Attributes – Part 2 – Chapter 13

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – How is God like us in attributes of will and in attributes that…

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The Character of God: “Communicable” Attributes – Part 1 – Chapter 12

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem: How is God like us in his being, and in mental and moral attributes?…

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The Character of God: “Incommunicable” Attributes – Chapter 11

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem: The Incommunicable Attributes of God: How is God different from us? This post is…

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The Knowability of God – Chapter 10

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – The Knowability of God: Can we really know God? How much of God…

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The Existence of God – Chapter 9

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – The Existence of God: How do we know that God exists? This post…

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The Sufficiency of Scripture – Chapter 8

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – The Four Characteristics of Scripture: (4) Sufficiency – Is the Bible enough for…

The Necessity of Scripture – Chapter 7

The Necessity of Scripture – Chapter 7

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – The Four Characteristics of Scripture: (3) Necessity – For what purposes is the…

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The Clarity of Scripture – Chapter 6

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – The Four Characteristics of Scripture: (2) Clarity – Can only Bible scholars understand…

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The Inerrancy of Scripture – Chapter 5

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – Are there any errors in the Bible? This post is part of a…

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The Authority of Scripture – Chapter 4

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – The Four Characteristics of Scripture: (1) Authority: How do we know that the…

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The Canon of Scripture – Chapter 3

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What belongs in the Bible and what does not belong? This post is…

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The Word of God – Chapter 2

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What are the different forms of the Word of God? This post is…

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Systematic Theology

Introduction to Systematic Theology – Chapter 1

Reading Systematic Theology with Wayne Grudem – What is systematic theology? Why should Christians study it? How should we study…

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God Is Real: How The Bible Tackles Atheism

Answering “Is God real?” from a Biblical perspective. No surprise the Bible addresses atheism – though not in very complimentary…

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Theology Questions

Top 101 Theology Questions in 2019 (According to Google)

The top 101 questions people ask about God, Christianity, and apologetics based on Google search queries with links to Biblical…

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Houston Chronicle Hit Piece on Southern Baptist Churches Ignores Sexual Abuse Stats

According to sexual abuse stats, there are around 940,000 violent sexual assaults/year in the US. In a recent study, there…

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Truth Story Hiatus – January 2019

Lessons Learned After 1 Year of Blogging, Pursuing Other Things…for Now & Future Plans for Truth Story and Ministry I…

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Homosexuality And The Bible

The Old and New Testaments in the Bible condemn homosexual behavior, but God offers forgiveness to those who repent of…

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How To Meditate As A Christian in 8 Steps

Three principles and five ways on how to meditate biblically (and safely) as a Christian while avoiding the spiritual dangers…

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Four Spiritual Dangers In Eastern Meditation

Exposing four spiritual dangers in Eastern meditation: its non-Christian roots, mind-emptying problems, the potential to invite demonic affliction, & its…

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Meditation – A Christian Perspective

Defining meditation, uncovering some dangerous Eastern roots, and demonstrating how the Bible presents meditation. Short Answer Biblical meditation is a…

The Holy Spirit: Who Is He?

The Holy Spirit: Who Is He?

The personhood and deity of the Holy Spirit, a survey of his work, and some counterfeits of the Holy Spirit.…

A History of the Reformation: God Protected His Church

A History of the Reformation: God Protected His Church

An overview of the Reformation, remembering some of its major players and what they taught, and how God used the…

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The Catholic Church: A Protestant Perspective

An historical overview of the Catholic Church, a doctrinal comparison between Catholicism and the Bible, and answering whether all Catholics…

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What Is Church? A Biblical Perspective

Defining a New Testament church, exploring several important dimensions of a true church, and understanding the church as the visible…

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Who Am I? A Christian Perspective

Three dimensions of personal identity – true of everyone, true of unbelievers, and true of Christians. Short Answer From…

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Who Are You? How Christians & Naturalists Explain Personal Identity

How naturalism answers questions about personal identity compared to what God says about us in the Bible. Short Answer The…

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Presuppositionalism

Everyone is Religious

A challenge to the traditional understanding of “religion”, exploring religion’s attributes, and demonstrating how everyone is religious – even atheists.…

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The Myth of Neutrality in Religion

Exposing the lie of “neutrality”, demonstrating how Jesus addressed it, and revealing how other Christian thinkers tackle the “myth of…

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Five Objections to Presuppositional Apologetics Crushed

How the top 5 objections to Christian presuppositionalism from believers and unbelievers ultimately fail. Short Answer #1: Presuppositionalism depends on…

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What is Presuppositional Apologetics?

Presuppositional apologetics defined, justified, and exploring the five major planks of the presuppositional platform. Short Answer Presuppositional apologetics is an…

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What Is Hell?

A short, biblical defense of the traditional understanding of hell, highlights from church history & two major challenges to hell.…

31 Reasons To Believe In The God of the Bible

31 Reasons To Believe In The God of the Bible

God has imprinted his fingerprints on the universe in many ways. Here are 31 ways the God of the Bible…

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What Is A Reformed Baptist?

What is Reformed Theology, Distinctives of Reformed Baptists, and Reformed Baptists in Church History and Today. Christians come in all…

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Theology Questions

Top 101 Theological Questions in 2018 (According to Google)

The top 101 questions people ask about God and Christianity based on Google search query data – with links to…

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What is Christianity?

Christianity is a major world religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus the Christ. Christianity teaches both propositional…

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Church Discipline – A Biblical Perspective

Defining biblical church discipline, when to do it, its purposes, and the proper spirit of Christian confrontation. Confronting sin (church…

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What Is Sin?

Sin defined biblically, particular sins, the consequences of sin, and God’s antidote against sin. Short Answer Sin is breaking God’s…

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Who Is God?

God’s existence, nature, attributes, and call to people for relationship. Short Answer: The God, as revealed in the Christian Scriptures,…

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Aliens And The Bible

Exploring the validity of alien phenomena, what might be their nature if they exist (demonic), their evolutionary connection, and reviewing…

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Who Is Jesus The Christ?

The most important person in human history, the promised Messiah, the crucified King, the resurrected Savior, and Creator of the…

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Is The Bible True?

Responding to the 7 major challenges to the Bible’s reliability & additional resources to support the truthfulness of the Bible.…

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What Is The Bible?

The major theme of the Bible, its two major divisions, specific books included, and why, despite all the objections, it’s…

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What Is The Gospel?

Defining the “gospel”, how to respond to the gospel, and the consequences for rejecting the gospel. Short Answer: The message…

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Evangelistic: Truth Story Core Value

Defining evangelism, reviewing Jesus’ command to share the good news, how it’s is applied in different situations, and how we…

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Simple: Truth Story Core Value

The use of simplicity during the Reformation, how theology should be both simple and complex, and the quest to communicate…

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Curious: Truth Story Core Value

Truth Story aims to be a forum to discuss any area where Christ can be named. Whether it’s in the…

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Apologetics: Truth Story Core Value

Apologetics defined, the role of apologetics in evangelism, and how Truth Story does apologetics differently. What is apologetics? The term…

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Biblical: Truth Story Core Value

How the Bible is not always important in apologetics, two non-Christian trends in apologetics, and why being biblical is essential…

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How To Be Saved

A broken law, the spiritual problem, the biblical solution, and Christ’s new kingdom. Summary How to be saved? Jesus died,…