| Here on the Helps page you will find links, books, and material that pertain to many of the topics that Dr. Faria refers to in his sermons. You will find helps to aid you in your Christian growth.
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John Piper's "The Future of Justification"
The Controversy over the New Perspectives on Paul
and classic Reformation Christianity on Justification
by Faith is answered in Piper's comprehensive
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Basic Christianity Study Guide- Chapter 5
We are going through John Stott's "Basic Christianity"
in our adult Sunday School. This is the study guide for chapter
5. Click on the highlighted link and you can download the PDF file,
print it out and prepare for the next class.
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Martin Luther's Bondage of the Will- Do we have "free will," or are our wills in
bondage to our nature? As Pastor Faria preaches his way through the book of
Ephesians
we will be discussing several aspects of this issue. Martin Luther and
the humanist Erasmus carried on a significant debate on this issue.
Luther held that his "Bondage of the Will," with his Catechism were the
two best things he ever produced. | Bondage of the Will- Martin Luther |
The Confession Unbound- Meditations on the Westminster Confession- by
Dr. Christopher Faria.
The Westminster Confession has been around for 350-plus years. Trying
to say something new about something so old might seem to be at best a
waste of time or at worst a paradox. But the Westminster Divines
explicitly set out to set down the biblical patterns of the Reformation
faith and to defend the Reformation distinctive from attack. Regarding
the former, biblical patterns of faith never are old. Sometimes our
expressions of the faith can become time-worn, to be sure. But the
"old, old story" of God's grace unfolded in redemptive history is
always new (Lam.3:23). The Confession Unbound is a collection of
meditations and exposition of the Scriptures in each section of the
Westminster Confession. The format lends itself to a daily devotional
time so that you can work your way through the Confession in a timely
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Rapids in the Stream- by Dr. Christopher Faria
-An evaluation of the "enthusiasms" of the First
Great Awakening. Drawing upon original diaries and accounts, Rapids in
the Stream concludes that these amazing phenomena were the result of
hypnosis. They were part of a larger phenomena of cultural change as
the church shifted from European based traditions to a typically
American expression of Christianity. Available for purchase here.
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Westminster Presbyterian Inquirer's Booklet-
By Dr. Christopher Faria
Our inquirer's booklet is designed to acquaint those interested in
Westminster Presbyterian Fellowship with our basic beliefs as a PCA
church. Presbyterian Fellowship.The topics covered include:
* Why the Reformation is so important to what we do
* How Martin Luther, John Calvin and John Knox influenced
Presbyterianism
* Why "Scripture Alone" is the hallmark of our focus
* How a person comes to faith in Christ through grace alone
* How God meets with his people in the preaching of his Word and the
celebration of the sacraments
* Why we have elders and deacons
* What is expected of a Christian when they join Westminster
Presbyterian Fellowship
* Why the community of faith; i.e., small groups are absolutely key to
the life of the church
* How to walk day by day as a faithful follower of Jesus Christ
Available for purchase here
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Twenty One Reasons to Believe in Sola Scriptura
by Dr. Christopher Faria
The Reformed Protestant Doctrine of Sola Scriptura, "Scripture Alone,"
is constantly under attack. In "Twenty One Reasons to Believe in Sola
Scriptura" Dr. Faria defends the Reformed doctrine from a historical,
theological, and biblical perspective utilizing Greek and Hebrew. Dr.
Faria digs deep into the most ancient church documents and provides
thorough and well thought out arguments refuting Catholic arguments.
Available here for purchase or download
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