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Explore Answers to Life's Most Important Theological Questions. Over 250,000 Copies Sold! How do we know the Bible is God's Word? What is sin and where did it come from? How is Jesus fully God and fully man? What are spiritual gifts? When and how will Christ return? If you've asked questions...

Repentance is not optional. It is not left to our choice whether or not we will repent, but it is an indispensable command. God has enacted a law in the High Court of heaven that no sinner will be saved except the repenting sinner, and he will not break his own law. No one can willfully continue in sin and expect to be covered by the blood of Christ. Even if all the angels stood before God and begged for the life of an unrepenting person, God would not grant it.

How do we know the Bible is God's Word? What is sin and where did it come from? How is Jesus fully God and fully man? What are spiritual gifts? When and how will Christ return? If you've asked questions like these, then "systematic theology" is no abstract term. It's an approach to finding...

Does Your Faith Feel Like a House of Cards? In a world that demands you pick a side before you’ve even had a chance to ask a question, it’s easy to feel like you’re drowning. Between religious gatekeeping, exhausting theological trends, and the fear that one “wrong” doubt might unravel your entire belief system, you’re left wondering: Is there a way to be intellectually honest without losing my faith entirely? It’s time to stop surviving your faith and start thriving in it. What Matters Most: Systematic Theology for Millennials is your permission slip to breathe again.

How can we (created beings) know God (the Creator)? Throughout history, the church has recognized the importance of studying and understanding God’s attributes. As the Creator of all things, God is unique and cannot be compared to any of his creatures, so to know him, believers turn to the...