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By John Schortmann — November 2, 2024
Robert Barnes An English Lutheran, an English Reformer, a Christian Martyr (1495–1540). The work of God in the Protestant Reformation was carried forward by many faithful men.
Read moreBy John Schortmann — October 17, 2023
The content of this paper is given in light of the Protestant Reformation. As the Protestant Reformers sought to restore the church to Scripture, the Bible in the common languages was central.
Read moreBy John Schortmann — June 22, 2021
We have been created and we have been renewed in Christ to worship God in Spirit and in truth. This study examines 1 Timothy 2:8–15 on conduct in public worship.
Read moreBy John Schortmann — December 2, 2020
But I say to the unmarried and to widows that it is good for them if they remain even as I. A biblical examination of singleness as a regular and blessed estate.
Read moreBy John Schortmann — August 13, 2020
The preeminence of Christ. My favorite thing to study in the Bible is actually not a topic but a person – the Lord Jesus Christ and His preeminence in all things, including marriage.
Read moreBy John Schortmann — July 21, 2020
I suppose given the polemical nature of this brief paper that it might be helpful to begin with a definition. Mariolatry is the unbiblical veneration of Mary that belongs to Christ alone.
Read moreBy John Schortmann — July 8, 2020
How much of what is spoken of heaven is the heaven of the Bible? How many of our ideas about heaven are shaped by Scripture versus popular culture and tradition?
Read moreBy John Schortmann — June 23, 2020
Why do we baptize the infants of Believers? Many of us come from different church backgrounds and have different understandings of baptism. Here is the biblical case.
Read moreBy John Schortmann — March 23, 2018
Beloved believer in Christ, Christ tells you He will turn your bitter things into sweet. A meditation on suffering, thorns, and the grace of God in 2 Corinthians 12.
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