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Matt Perman is the director of career navigation at The King’s College NYC, a blogger, and an author.
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What Is the Difference Between Original Sin and Imputed Sin?

Jan 23, 2006
The terms "original sin" and "imputed sin" refer to the two main effects that Adam's sin had on the human race First, as a result of Adam's sin we all enter the world with a fallen nature. This is original…
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006
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Do We Receive Our Resurrection Bodies When We Die, or at the End of the Age?

Jan 23, 2006
The resurrection of the body will occur at the end of the age when Christ returns. There are two main ways the Scriptures indicate this First, many verses teach that our resurrected bodies will be the same bodies that we…
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006
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Does Paul Deny the Physicality of the Resurrection?

Jan 23, 2006
Paul says believers will be raised with "spiritual bodies" (1 Cor 15:44). Does this mean "non-physical"?
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006
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Is God Concerned More About Our Holiness Than Our Happiness?

Jan 23, 2006
We would say that if God is concerned about our holiness (and Heis), then He must also be concerned about ourhappiness--not the shallow, superficial type of happiness, but thehappiness that consists of a deep-seated satisfaction in Him. Thereason is that…
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006
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Do We Receive the Same Body We Had on Earth at the Resurrection?

Jan 23, 2006
Often when referring to the resurrection, Christians will speak of receiving their "new" body. That way of speaking is not necessarily wrong if the meaning is that our current bodies will be renewed so that they are "as good as…
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006
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Is Love an Act of the Will, or an Emotion?

Jan 23, 2006
We believe that love is indeed an act of the will. But we need to go one step further and affirm that love is also an emotion. Affections are part of the essence of love. These emotions might not always…
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006
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What Are John Piper’s Views on God’s Foreknowledge and Openness Theology?

Jan 23, 2006
John Piper has written a significant number of articles dealing with specific texts and theological problems relating to the foreknowledge of God. For an in-depth look at the issue expounding his position with regard to the Baptist General Conference and…
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006
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What Are Some Journals and Magazines DG Recommends?

Jan 23, 2006
As we mentioned in our list of recommended books, so we must also say here. The following resources are highly recommended and can play an important part in developing a solid and extensive Christian worldview, but the inclusion of a…
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006
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What Are the Qualifications for Elders and Deacons?

Jan 23, 2006
The position of Bethlehem Baptist Church is that eldership is open to any man in the church who meets the spiritual qualifications of 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9. We believe that the office of deacon is open to any…
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006
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What Bible Translation Does John Piper Recommend?

Jan 23, 2006
There are two main translations today which John Piper and DG would recommend: the NASB and the ESV. Both of these translations seek to capture as fully as possible the precise wording of the original Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic texts…
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006
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What Commentaries Does DG Recommend?

Jan 23, 2006
John Piper has often remarked that he finds the most help from old commentaries. It is the Puritans and other Christians from previous generations that usually made a point to wrestle deeply with the questions raised by the text and…
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006
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What Do You Believe About the Intermediate State?

What Do You Believe About the Intermediate State?

Jan 23, 2006
The "intermediate state" is the time between the death and the resurrection. Some have held that during this time we are unconscious or possibly even go out of existence. We do not think that this is biblical The biblical evidence…
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006
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What Happens to Infants Who Die?

Jan 23, 2006
Why we believe that God saves them all.
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006
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What Is Plagiarism?

What Is Plagiarism?

Jan 23, 2006
The definition of plagiarism, why it's a problem, and how to avoid it.
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Jan 23, 2006
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Where Can I Learn More About the Bible Study Method Called “Arcing”?

Jan 23, 2006
Arcing is a tool for following and documenting the flow of thought in the Biblical text. In brief, arcing involves dividing the text into its propositions and then noting the logical relationship between the propositions. A proposition is an assertion…
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006
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If Our Souls Are Immortal, Why Do Our Bodies Need to Be Resurrected?

Jan 23, 2006
Why we believe that the main Christian hope is the resurrection of the body, not just the immortality of the soul.
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006
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Why Is the Doctrine of the Imputation of Adam’s Sin Important?

Jan 23, 2006
Aren't our own individual sins enough to condemn us? Why, then does it matter whether we believe that Adam's sin is imputed to us as the ultimate basis of our condemnation? John Piper writes: Now someone might say, why does…
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006
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Will All People Be Resurrected, or Just Believers?

Jan 23, 2006
It is not only those who believe in Christ who will experience the resurrection of their bodies. All people will be raised physically from the dead on the last day. The difference is that Christians will be raised to everlasting…
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006
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Will the Resurrection of the Body Be a Physical Resurrection from the Dead?

Jan 23, 2006
Yes, our bodies will be raised not spiritually or ethereally but physically and materially. Our souls will be reunited with our transformed physical bodies, brought back to life from the dead. Scripture teaches this in many ways. First, simply to…
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006
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Science, the Bible, and the Promised Land

An Analysis of John Sailhamer’s Genesis Unbound

Jan 1, 1998
There is a genius in Genesis 1-3 that is often concealed by modern interpretations of the text. The genius of these chapters is the profound significance they give to the destination of the redeemed by establishing a unity between God's…
Matt Perman
Jan 1, 1998

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