Jason

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Does Jesus Exist?
did Jesus exist?

Are there grounds to question the historical existence of Jesus of Nazareth?

The Jesus who was and is
the Jesus
      who was and is

Have you thought through the implications of the historical existence of Jesus?

Did the Jesus of the Bible exist?
Did the Jesus of the Bible exist?

Was Jesus just a great teacher who was deified after his death?

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When you’ve been hurt: Making the difficult choices
When you’ve been hurt: Making the difficult choices
Dictators breed cowards
Dictators breed cowards
When you’re the broken arm in the body of Christ
When you’re the broken arm in the body of Christ
The perfect church
The perfect church
The dangers of non anti-intellectualism
The dangers of non anti-intellectualism
When church discipline is sin
When church discipline is sin
Using Scripture like Satan does
Using Scripture like Satan does
Christian ministry and the “too hard” box
Christian ministry and the “too hard” box
Environmental management: A Christian perspective
Environmental management: A Christian perspective
Why your “good testimony” might be keeping them from Christ
Why your “good testimony” might be keeping them from Christ
What’s so good about being nice?
What’s so good about being nice?
The honest epitaph
The honest epitaph
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A great gospel for great sinners

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Ivan Milat is currently serving seven life sentences for murdering seven backpackers, with many other murders attributed to him. He is one of Australia’s most prolific serial killers. Now suppose Milat actually repented and trusted in Christ to forgive him. Then pretend he was miraculously released on parole. How safe would you feel this Sunday, if Milat walked in and sat next to you in church? You might think: Is this for real? Can we

There’s nothing in all the world like the local church

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There's nothing in all the world like the local church. There's joy. There's friendship. There's fellowship and life. People are being born again. People are testifying publicly through baptism. People are learning to love and know God. There are wise elderly mentors. There are children. There are families. There is love and giving. We rejoice to serve each other food and coffee. We look out for each other and care for each other's needs. We

What’s it all mean for Australian Fundamentalism?

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So it's been big stuff over on the other side of the planet. The big names have gotten involved: Doran, Bauder, Vaughn... John MacArthur's second hand man, Phil Johnson, is watching. Even John Piper has put in his two cents. What's it all about? I understand most of you don't have time to follow all this in detail. So I'll summarise. A pastor named Dan Sweatt preached a message at a major Fundamentalist conference. In

The time has come

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I normally don't focus much on what is happening in US Fundamentalism here. But you'd have to be asleep or seriously disconnected with the blogosphere to have missed the current ruckus over Danny Sweatt's message at the recent meeting of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International. Let me start by saying that I have deep love and respect for many of the FBFI board members and count some of them personal friends at some level. That