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The threefold division of the law

The threefold division of the law

Jonathan F. Bayes

Evangelical-Reformed theology has long held that Old Testament law can be distinguished into three parts: the moral, the ceremonial and the civil. Jonathan Bayes looks at the history of this threefold division.

Common grace

Common grace

and the work of The Christian Institute

N. R. Needham

Dr Nick Needham explains how ‘common grace’ (God’s favour to all men whether they are Christians or not) is so helpful in understanding the work of The Christian Institute.

The Reformation

The Reformation

The Reformation marks the beginning of the modern era and was “the greatest revival of the Christian church since Pentecost”.

When does human life begin?

When does human life begin?

Christian thinking and contemporary opposition

John R Ling

When does human life begin? It is a fundamental and decisive question because your answer reveals your understanding of the nature and status of the human embryo. It also shapes your stance on the big bioethical issues of the day such as abortion, cloning and embryonic stem cell research. There are many voices sowing confusion, but the Bible is unmistakably clear that human life begins at conception. In this booklet, John Ling provides a wide-ranging explanation of biblical truth, the historical Christian perspective and evidence from modern science to support this position.

The Huguenots

The Huguenots

The story of the Huguenots encourages Christians in our day to “seek the peace of the city” in which they live. However, despite being model citizens, their religious liberty gave way to persecution – a timely warning not to take civic freedoms for granted.

God’s promise plan and his gracious law

God’s promise plan and his gracious law

Walter C. Kaiser

In this thoughtful analysis Professor Walter Kaiser defends traditional Evangelical-Reformed theology against two extremes – firstly those who say that Christians are ‘no longer under the law’, and at the other extreme, the ‘Theonomists’ who say that the Old Testament penalties should still apply.