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	<title>Institute for Christian Culture &#187; &#187; Doctrinal Issues</title>
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	<description>Laying the Foundation for the Next Reformation</description>
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		<title>The Royal Race of the Redeemed</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/the-royal-race-of-the-redeemed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Expanded Version 
Introduction: The Image of God and Cultures
Some time ago, we published here on our web-site and in hard copy for our church, a small brochure outlining our understanding of the relationship between race, religion and culture. At the time, we wanted to make it clear that racism has no place in our church; ...

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		<title>Iron Sharpening Iron: Romantic Theology</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/iron-sharpening-iron-romantic-theology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A Discussion of Non-Ratio-centric Approaches to Christian Faith
Brian M. Abshire
Table of Contents

Iron Sharpening Iron:
Introduction:
Doctrine and Salvation.
Doctrinal Divisions and Secularization.
Worship in Spirit and Truth
Just what is Doctrine?
The Psychology of Learning and Non-Ratio-centric Thinking.
Various Ways of “Knowing” – Human Brain Research.
Implications for Doing Theology.
Implications for Fellowship with Non-Reformed Christians.
Implications for Personal Devotion.
Implications for Preaching.
Implications for Evangelism.
Implications for ...

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		<title>The Bible and Ghosts</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/the-bible-and-ghosts-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Of Ghosties and Ghoulies and Things that Go Bump in the Night
As far back as anthropologists can track human legends, the belief in ghosts and spirits is already present. From a humanist, materialist perspective, &#8220;animism&#8221; (the idea that rocks, streams, trees, etc. are inhabited by invisible &#8220;spiritual&#8221; entities) is asserted to be the first religion. ...

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		<title>New Book! The Christian and the Occult</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/new-book-the-christian-and-the-occult/</link>
		<comments>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/new-book-the-christian-and-the-occult/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Chapter One: The Nature of the Occult
 
The word &#8220;occult&#8221; means &#8220;hidden, concealed or secret&#8221; and refers to of such things as astrology, sorcery, magic, alchemy, etc that purports to give the practitioner esoteric knowledge; and with that knowledge, supernatural &#8220;powers.&#8221; Deuteronomy 18:9ff lays out God&#8217;s view of ALL occult activity, &#8220;When you enter the land ...

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		<title>How to &#8220;Best&#8221; Determine the Truth?</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/how-to-best-determine-the-truth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 18:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: The below was written originally (I believe) for a job application for a teaching position at a univeristy. One of the requirements was for a brief essay on how the potential instructor understood the pursuit of &#8220;truth.&#8221;  Since this was a secular institution, I had to find a way to convey my Christian ...

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		<title>Is He Really a Heretic?</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/is-he-really-a-heretic/</link>
		<comments>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/is-he-really-a-heretic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 18:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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