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	<title>Institute for Christian Culture &#187; &#187; Doctrinal Issues</title>
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	<description>Laying the Foundation for the Next Reformation</description>
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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>Iron Sharpening Iron: Romantic Theology</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/iron-sharpening-iron-romantic-theology/</link>
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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 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>How to &#8220;Best&#8221; Determine the Truth?</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/how-to-best-determine-the-truth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 18:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: The below was written originally (I believe) for a job application for a teaching position at a univeristy. One of the requirements was for a brief essay on how the potential instructor understood the pursuit of &#8220;truth.&#8221;  Since this was a secular institution, I had to find a way to convey my Christian ...

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		<title>Is He Really a Heretic?</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/is-he-really-a-heretic/</link>
		<comments>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/is-he-really-a-heretic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 18:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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On Theological Controversies and Confusion
Every so often, I receive emails, phone calls or letters asking for my take on the latest theological controversy running through the Christian community. While most enquiries are from sincere laymen concerned about some new &#8220;idea&#8221; threatening to tear their church apart; sometimes these requests are not-so-subtle attempts to obtain ammunition ...

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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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