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Had a brief engagement the other day with a person who seemed bent on using an out of context fact about some early church baptisms among the Greek believers to…

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Do Muslims worship the same God as Christians and Jews?

May 16, 2022 Andrew Sargent

No matter what you think I’m saying at any given point in this article. Please read to the very end. Wisdom dialogue takes time and makes turns in the hope…

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“Train up a child” and your good? Proverbs 22:6

December 9, 2021 Andrew Sargent

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The Three Amigos: Biblical, Systematic & Historical Theology… the radio spot, take a listen

September 28, 2019 Andrew Sargent

This is another one of my audience-less lectures. Tame, steady, devoid of my shrieking “pay attention! This is important” moments. I discuss the vital role that all three major methods…

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Woe the Implacable Heart

April 30, 2019 Andrew Sargent

One of the transforming insights I’ve gained over the last few years regards the blindness, deafness, insensibility of the human heart. I sit stupefied at the depth of human evil…

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Weirdo Fixations and the Heart of True Religion

January 7, 2017 Andrew Sargent

During my recent convalescence after surgery I received a disturbing letter from an earnest young man who was understandably distraught over his shunning from a congregation for whom he felt…

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The Obliterating Folly of Single Text Christians

December 26, 2016 Andrew Sargent

There’s been a lot of chatter on social media of late about torture. Now, torture is a powerful weasel word… i.e. a term that comes pre-loaded with good or bad…

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Confessions of a Middle Aged Professor, Part 2

December 16, 2016 Andrew Sargent

In my last post, I took an honest look at my early years as a biblical studies professor. I considered a handful of things I could have done better as…

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Using Scripture Like Satan: The Word Faith Heresy vs. Jesus

December 7, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I have of late, been addressing the popularity of Word Faith teachers whose central focus in ministry (other than collecting your offerings) is to tell you that God has promised…

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The Power of “But If Not” in Daniel 3:18: True Faith Amid Word Faith Heresies

December 5, 2016 Andrew Sargent

In my last post, I mentioned that Rev. Mike Caparrelli, pastor of Sacred Exchange Fellowship in East Greenwich RI, an old student of mine, recently gave a rousing example of…

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Some Lessons Can Only Be Learned IN the Fiery Furnace

December 2, 2016 Andrew Sargent

In a recent set of posts on Hebrews 11:3, I was pretty brutal on Word Faith teachers… what some call Hyper-faith teachers, or the Name-it-Claim-it bunch. They teach that God…

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Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

December 23, 2015 Andrew Sargent

I received an email this week from one of my students in India. She wanted to know if I could give her a biblical defense for celebrating Christmas. I said…

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Safari Guide, Treasure Hunter, Biblical Theologian

November 23, 2013 Andrew Sargent

As a good Evangelical… just a second, I have to adjust my halo… Okay, it’s got that 20s-gangster-hat tilt I like so much… So, as a good Evangelical who has…

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