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I grew up in a nondenominational church back in Fresno, CA called Cross City Christian Church (back then it was called Northside). I owe a lot to this church. My passion for the scriptures, my baptismal grace, my love for the Lord. This church really instilled in me the seeds of a Christian life. Unfortunately,…
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Matthew 6.9–13 (𝔖): Scripture as Catechesis A pillar of Christian orthodoxy rests in the inerrancy, inspiration, and infallibility of the Scriptures. Christianity confesses that God gave His Word through the Law and Prophets, which bore witness to the Word Incarnate (cf. Rom. 3.21; Heb. 1.1–4). By nature, Scripture proceeds from the mouth of God (Jn.…
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Ezra 3.10-11 (𝔐): Liturgical Continuity Liturgical worship has formed the church’s service for the last two millennia. While the word “liturgy” carries cultic or ritualistic connotations for some, history speaks to the witness that liturgy has governed the worship of God in the Church universal. Liturgy functions to preserve the truth and give substance to…
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The Future of the Church in a Space Age & How the Anglican Church Can Respond Preface This paper is a hypothetical theological paradigm postulating that if human “progress” continues as it does unimpeded by our own destruction, whether that be by Christ’s return or society resetting itself as it often does, how will Christianity progress…
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The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), in accordance with its doctrinal standards and constitution, cannot in good faith allow members to willfully neglect infant baptism without calling them to repentance and enacting discipline if they persist. Currently many churches in the PCA are under the impression that Baptists may be members of PCA churches and…
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This paper argues that while Eastern Orthodoxy is a true church, the magisterial Protestant tradition better preserves the biblical and patristic deposit of faith in its doctrines of Monergism, Sola Apostolica, Ecclesiology, and cultural catholicity. In this paper I will explain why I am personally not Eastern Orthodox. Before I get into this discussion I…
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“The Common Faith Catechism: Restored in Christ” is a catechism I have been working on for over a year. The goal of this catechism is to be a pastoral aid to show the whole meaning of the human person in relation to God. This includes there value as the image of God and their relationship…
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Psalm 137 has been popularized from the game Fallout New Vegas when the Mormon Joshua Graham quotes it. This inspired me to write an expository paper on the psalm for my Psalms class with Dr. Daniel Carver at Lancaster Bible College. The previous expository paper studied Psalm 137 from an event level perspective. In Psalm…
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The following sermon was preached on February 25th, 2024 at Westminster Presbyterian Church during the evening service for their Genesis sermon series. All verses quoted are from the English Standard Version. Good evening, everyone! For our evening services, we’re currently looking at the lives of the patriarchs of Israel as recorded in Genesis. So far…
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This Homily was presented on the week of the Feast Day of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin 2025 I love my Mom! Do we not all love our mothers? I am sure you have a special relationship with your Mom whether good or bad. Because of the fear of becoming like the Roman Catholics,…
