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Why Satan is Left on Earth

February 24, 2010 by mattperman

John Piper wrote a really helpful article a few years ago on why satan is left on earth. Here’s the first paragraph: Part of the problem of evil is the problem of why Satan is given so much freedom to harm the world, when God has the right and power to throw him in the […]

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Five Recommended Books on Theology

November 30, 2009 by mattperman

This list could get very long, and could be sub-divided into many different areas. So I’ll just limit this list to five of the most helpful and shaping books on the nature of God and the work of redemption that I’ve read. 1. The Pleasures of God by John Piper 2. Systematic Theology: An Introduction […]

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My Favorite Piper Message

June 9, 2009 by mattperman

This is the first Piper message I ever listened to. It was 1996, and he had given the message just a week or two before. It’s called “Sustained by Sovereign Grace — Forever” and it is still my favorite (well, top 5). You can read it or listen to it at that link.

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Revelatory Authority, Extraordinary Gifts, and the Guidance of the Holy Spirit

September 14, 2003 by mattperman

Has the Spirit ceased giving authoritative revelation? If so, are apparent instances of modern-day prophecy and tongues spurious? Would the ending of the Spirit’s work in granting authoritative revelation mean that God has ceased guiding His people as well? Or is it possible to affirm the genuine existence of extraordinary gifts and the leading of […]

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The Book of Acts and Christian Decision Making

June 20, 2003 by mattperman

A common question of modern Christians concerns how we should seek God’s guidance in our decisions. A popular view holds that God has an “individual will” for all or most of our decisions that we must discover lest we “miss God’s best” for us. This individual will is thought to be discerned through circumstances, advice, […]

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The Significance of Old Testament Apologetics for Ministry

August 11, 2002 by mattperman

The New Testament apologetic arguments of the last several decades have been a tremendous aid to the ministry of many believers. From popular level works such as Josh McDowell’s More Than a Carpenter to scholarly and highly sophisticated works like Craig Blomberg’s The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, the church is not in want for […]

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Why Justification by Faith Alone is Necessary for Good Works

March 3, 1999 by mattperman

“Justification by faith alone frees me to love my neighbor disinterestedly, for his or her own sake, as my sister or brother, not as the calculated means to my own desired ends,” writes Timothy George of why the traditional Protestant doctrine of justification by faith alone encourages rather than discourages good works.[1]  The freedom to […]

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What is the Doctrine of Justification?

March 3, 1999 by mattperman

John Calvin, the great Reformer, spoke for many when he declared that justification is “the main hinge on which religion turns.” Why is it so important? Because “unless you first of all grasp what your relationship to God is, and the nature of his judgment concerning you, you have neither a foundation on which to […]

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The Freedom of Sanctification

November 28, 1998 by mattperman

This is the Bible study mentioned in chapter 1 of Unstuck. I. Throughout this study, the danger that comes from false views of sanctification will become evident to us. I think that most of us, myself included, have been suffering under much false (or, at least inadequate) teaching on sanctification. I hope that the truth […]

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Review of Gerald Bray’s “The Double Procession of the Spirit in Evangelical Theology Today: Do We Still Need It?”

October 22, 1998 by mattperman

The doctrine of the procession of the Spirit is important because if the Spirit dwells in our hearts, it is important to know how He is related to the Father and the Son. This doctrine should be especially important to evangelicals, who place special emphasis upon the believer’s experience with God. Strangely, this has not […]

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