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Pilgrim Theology

As human creatures made in God's image, we are indelibly marked with the desire to interpret, to understand the meaning of our lives, the cosmos we live in, and the Creator we serve. The fruit of this quest for meaning is the study of theology (theo = God plus logos = word), which literally means "word related to God." We are as humans, in our very essence, image of God, ...

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Elders Report November 2025

The elders met on Tuesday evening October 21for our monthly elder's meeting. We began our evening with prayer for gospel faithfulness and endurance in the various ministries of OBC. We are continuing to pray for OBC's ministry leaders as well as that God would see fit to raise up future leaders to partner together for the furtherance of the gospel. Two of our elders, Dave ...

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The Question of Canon: Challenging the Status Quo in the New Testament Debate

Today, if someone wanted to take a class on the history of Christianity from a public university or a private college, one might think that the class curriculum would endeavor to accurately represent early Christianity by giving early Christian writers a voice through New Testament readings. Unfortunately, a late 19thand early 20thcentury interpretive framework is all too ...

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The Gospel of Jesus: The Touchpoint for the Christian Life

A few years ago, my wife and I (well I should admit, I) considered buying a dog from the animal shelter. The dog was a beautiful black and silver German-Shepherd, Alaskan-Malamute mix. My wife asked that we take her through the dog-training course offered at the shelter, if we were to go down this road again with another dog. I'll admit, we have had to take a number of unr...

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Justification: Being Made Right With God

The author, Guy Waters, has published, co-authored, and authored a number of books that are devoted to defending the gospel of justification. This particular book,Justification, is a basic articulation of the gospel of justification as well as a simple explanation of the present threats made against the gospel. A book focused onJustificationwritten specifically for members...

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Communication is Everything

Have you considered that salvation is a communication issue? God has communicated to His creatures His Law which has revealed His righteous character and manifested the requirement that His creatures lovingly obey Him from the heart. Adam (and through his representation all humankind) has communicated back to God a defiant "No" to God and His Law. God has communicated...

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Performance Identity: The Folly of Striving for God's Approval

John Ashley Null is both a scholar-theologian and has served as a chaplain to the British team competing in the Olympicgames. He offers this book,Performance Identity,out of his reformed studies and his pastoral heart for elite athletes who have struggled with their identity in the spotlight of the highs and lows of winning and losing. This book isnotwritten specificallyf...

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Michael Heiser: A Rejection of Confessional Protestantism

Michael Heiser was a scholar trained in ancient history and semitic languages who recently died in 2023. His name has become widely popular in the Christian community due to his podcasts, articles, and books such as The Unseen Realm. While his writings have renewed interest in the supernatural character of God and angels, there are concerns in Heiser's theology rooted in s...

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Elders Report March 2025

The Elders of Omaha Bible Church gathered for their monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 19. After prayer, we began our meeting by considering the topic of the Lord's Supper in the London Baptist Confession of 1689. We were reminded that the Lord's Supper is given for our spiritual nourishment and encouragement in which by faith our hearts are strengthened by the Spirit ...

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Elders Report

The Elders of Omaha Bible Church gathered for their monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 25. After prayer, we opened our discussion for the evening by reviewing the financial reports for the month of May.Our budget for May was $67,300 and our giving was $70,400. We are grateful for the Lord's continued provision both spiritually and physically within His local body. We follow...

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