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	<title>Institute for Christian Culture &#187; &#187; Christian Church</title>
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	<description>Laying the Foundation for the Next Reformation</description>
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		<title>Iron Sharpening Iron: Romantic Theology</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A Discussion of Non-Ratio-centric Approaches to Christian Faith
Brian M. Abshire
Table of Contents

Iron Sharpening Iron:
Introduction:
Doctrine and Salvation.
Doctrinal Divisions and Secularization.
Worship in Spirit and Truth
Just what is Doctrine?
The Psychology of Learning and Non-Ratio-centric Thinking.
Various Ways of “Knowing” – Human Brain Research.
Implications for Doing Theology.
Implications for Fellowship with Non-Reformed Christians.
Implications for Personal Devotion.
Implications for Preaching.
Implications for Evangelism.
Implications for ...

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		<title>The Inmates Have Taken Over the Asylum</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/the-inmates-have-taken-over-the-asylum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Or Weird People in the Church
A long, meandering essay that probably reveals more about the inner, psychological problems of the author, than it does about the state of the church but we were desperate and so it got published anyway
True confession time; a pastor really ought to be a &#8220;people&#8221; sort of person; you know ...

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		<title>Studies on the Nature of Biblical Authority</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/authority/</link>
		<comments>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/authority/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[High Ground Electronic Newsletter
Copyright © January 2008
Highlands Reformed Church and The Institute for Christian Culture
Director&#8217;s Cut: 2
Church Ministry. 2
Internet and Writing Ministries. 2
Teaching Opportunities. 3
This Edition. 3
Dealing with Authority. 5
Rebellion as a &#8220;Natural&#8221; Act 5
The Definition of Authority. 5
The Implications of &#8220;Submission&#8221;. 6
Who Has Authority?. 10
Limitations of Authority. 12
When Authority is Wrong- the Right of ...

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		<title>Christian Rant: It&#8217;s None of Your Business</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/christian-rant-its-none-of-your-business/</link>
		<comments>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/christian-rant-its-none-of-your-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On Gossips, Meddlers and Busybodies
 There  is a sin, so destructive that it rips apart families, destroys  friendships and decimates entire covenant communities. There is a sin,  so reprehensible, that God associates it with the worst sorts of  wickedness. There is a sin, so heinous, that God gives only the most ...

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		<title>Worship in Spirit and Truth - Part One: Music to the Glory of God</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/worship-in-spirit-and-truth-part-one-music-to-the-glory-of-god/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Historic Reformed theology has always understood the second commandment&#8217;s prohibition against idolatry to be more than just forbidding pictures of God, but, fundamentally, dealing with worship; God MUST be &#8220;approached&#8221; ONLY on His terms (Jn 4:24). In attempting to delineate what God Himself requires in true, spiritual worship, the Reformers listed several &#8220;ordinary&#8221; elements: the ...

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		<title>Worship in Spirit and Truth - Part Two: The Primacy of the Word</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/worship-in-spirit-and-truth-part-two-the-primacy-of-the-word/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[God is the great &#8220;I Am&#8221; the &#8220;Self-Existent One&#8221; who created all things for His own glory. We exist for Him, not Him for us. Therefore, He can be approached only on terms He Himself establishes. Since the Lord Jesus said that God must be worshipped in &#8220;spirit and in truth&#8221; (Jn 4:24), clearly, there ...

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		<title>The End of the Church Age Heresy</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/the-end-of-the-church-age-heresy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since granted grace to acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord over 35 years ago, I have also recognized that there are a lot of &#8220;flakey&#8221; people who call themselves &#8220;Christian.&#8221; From outright cultists such as Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses or Mormons, to Deists, Unitarians, and theological Liberals, heretics and heresies abound. Most of these groups can be ...

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		<title>The Nature of Church Unity</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/the-nature-of-church-unity/</link>
		<comments>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/the-nature-of-church-unity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 05:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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