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Divine Fatherhood and Adoption – (Breakout session overview)
What happens to our status when we are saved? When we think of the blessings of salvation, one of the doctrines most familiar to us is justification. In justification, God pardons our sins and declares us righteous on the basis of the righteousness of Christ. But salvation does not stop with pardon. The gospel not…
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Decoding the Divine Dilemma – Part 4 (Breakout session overview)
Part 4: Are God and Human Beings Competing Causes? In Part 3, we asked a more foundational question: What kind of God governs history? We considered the God of Scripture as omniscient, omnipotent, wise, holy, transcendent, and utterly distinct from His creation. That Creator-creature distinction matters because one of the easiest mistakes to make in…
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The God Who Knows All Things: Understanding God’s Omniscience – (Breakout Session overview)
Have you ever wondered, “Is there anything about me that God does not know?” He knows our thoughts before we speak, our struggles that no one else sees, our failures we try to hide, and even the desires deep within our hearts. Nothing is hidden from His sight, nothing escapes His knowledge, and nothing ever…
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DECODING THE DIVINE DILEMMA – Part 3 (Breakout session overview)
Part 3: What Kind of God Governs History? In Part 2, we saw that Joseph could look at one event and say two things at once: “You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.” — Genesis 50:20 That raises an even deeper question. Before asking how divine sovereignty and human responsibility fit…
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Divine Wrath and Propitiation – (Breakout Session Overview)
Many people struggle with the idea of an angry God, especially those who have experienced the destructive and painful effects of sinful human anger. For many, the word wrath carries a negative connotation. Webster’s Dictionary defines wrath as “strong vengeful anger or indignation,” or “retributive punishment for an offense or a crime.” Both humans and…
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DECODING THE DIVINE DILEMMA – Part 2 (Breakout Session overview)
Part 2: One Event, Two Intentions — Joseph and the Divine Dilemma In Part 1, we asked a difficult question: If God is sovereign over all things, are human beings still genuinely responsible for what they do? The Reformed tradition has consistently answered yes to both truths. God sovereignly governs history, yet human beings remain…
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Reformed Epistemology: Divine Incomprehensibility of God (Breakout session overview)
God is beyond our full comprehension because there is an infinite distinction between the Creator and His creation. God is infinite, while human beings are finite. We can truly know God as He reveals Himself, yet we can never fully comprehend His infinite essence. Our knowledge of God can therefore be true without being exhaustive.…
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DECODING THE DIVINE DILEMMA – Part 1 (Breakout Session overview)
Part 1: If God Is Sovereign, Are We Really Responsible? Few questions have occupied Christian theology as persistently as the relationship between divine sovereignty and human responsibility. The Reformed tradition has never been embarrassed to affirm both.God is sovereign. He ordains whatsoever comes to pass according to His wise and holy counsel. His providence extends…
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DIVINE OMNIPRESENCE – Breakout Session Overview
The omnipresence of God refers not only to his presence everywhere but also to his infinite and powerful influence over all things in all places. All things in heaven and on earth are subject to him by his power, since he providentially sustains all things. Likewise, such subjection manifests itself in the fact that God…
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Hammer & Nails
Pilate had no idea that the ordinary instruments surrounding a Roman crucifixion, the hammer, the nails, and even the inscription placed above Jesus, would become enduring symbols associated with the most consequential death in human history. Above the crucified Christ, Pilate ordered an inscription identifying Him: Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews (INRI). The…
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A Strange Revival: The Rediscovery, the Reformation, and the Reawakening
The Rediscovery of Christ For years, I mistook revival for an emotional crescendo. I thought it was found in the swelling chorus of worship, altars crowded with tearful prayers, prophetic words that seemed to unveil the mysteries of heaven, and gatherings that stretched late into the night as voices cracked beneath the weight of dramatic…
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Decoding the Divine Dilemma
Decoding the Divine Dilemma, a breakout session topic for Behold Our God 2026 and a share-ready article for church promotion.
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Divine Wrath and Propitiation
Divine Wrath and Propitiation, a breakout session topic for Behold Our God 2026 and a share-ready article for church promotion.
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Divine Incomprehensibility and Revelation
Divine Incomprehensibility and Revelation, a breakout session topic for Behold Our God 2026 and a share-ready article for church promotion.