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	<title>Institute for Christian Culture &#187; &#187; Christian Culture</title>
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	<description>Laying the Foundation for the Next Reformation</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The Royal Race of the Redeemed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Expanded Version 
Introduction: The Image of God and Cultures
Some time ago, we published here on our web-site and in hard copy for our church, a small brochure outlining our understanding of the relationship between race, religion and culture. At the time, we wanted to make it clear that racism has no place in our church; ...

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		<title>The Theology of Killing</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/the-theology-of-killing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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A Critique of “On Killing” by Lt. Col. D. Grossman, USA (Ret.)
 
Introduction:
 
The late great, theologian/philosopher Cornelius Van Til observed that, “There are no brute facts, only interpreted ones.” Modern research on the psychology of learning supports him; our brains are not organic computers that add “this fact” to that “fact” to arrive at a logical ...

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		<title>The Christian and Vampires</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/the-christian-and-vampires/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ethics of Vampirism
Myths and legends are not just quaint folk-tales told for amusement-even in the days before television and movies, myths always served a higher function than mere &#8220;entertainment.&#8221; Invariably, behind those stories there exists an entire worldview that deals with the fears, anxieties, and darkest desires of a culture. A single myth can ...

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		<title>The Bible and Ghosts</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/the-bible-and-ghosts-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Of Ghosties and Ghoulies and Things that Go Bump in the Night
As far back as anthropologists can track human legends, the belief in ghosts and spirits is already present. From a humanist, materialist perspective, &#8220;animism&#8221; (the idea that rocks, streams, trees, etc. are inhabited by invisible &#8220;spiritual&#8221; entities) is asserted to be the first religion. ...

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		<title>New Book! The Christian and the Occult</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/new-book-the-christian-and-the-occult/</link>
		<comments>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/new-book-the-christian-and-the-occult/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Chapter One: The Nature of the Occult
 
The word &#8220;occult&#8221; means &#8220;hidden, concealed or secret&#8221; and refers to of such things as astrology, sorcery, magic, alchemy, etc that purports to give the practitioner esoteric knowledge; and with that knowledge, supernatural &#8220;powers.&#8221; Deuteronomy 18:9ff lays out God&#8217;s view of ALL occult activity, &#8220;When you enter the land ...

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		<title>Christian Helps: The Royal Race of the Redeemed</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/christian-helps-the-royal-race-of-the-redeemed/</link>
		<comments>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/christian-helps-the-royal-race-of-the-redeemed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bible on Race and Culture
The Bible and Race
All men are descended from Adam and Noah, giving them common ancestors which makes all humans related to one another, in some manner (Gen 1:28, 10:1ff).
God divided men at Babel into various linguistic/cultural groups (Gen 11:1, 8-9).
The promise of the Gospel given to Abraham was that ALL ...

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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>Is Obama the Anti-Christ?</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/is-obama-the-anti-christ/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Some Thoughts on the Interpretation of New Testament Prophecy And Its Application to Current Events
One of the more popular spectator sports within certain segments of the broad evangelical Christian community is trying to identify the Anti-Christ. Ever since I was brought to faith in Jesus 35 years ago, I have been entertained by the various ...

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		<title>The Duties of A Christian Soldier - Complete</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/the-duties-of-a-christian-soldier-complete/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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