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Ladd on the cares of this age

Posted on July 16, 2014 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

. . . it is the character of This Age to choke the working of the Word of God. The spirit of the Age is hostile to the Gospel.

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Question 18

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Recently I Tweeted a link to an article that I found helpful: Worth reading: 5 Distinguishing Marks of a Fruitful Church https://t.co/JRgCBhmZ8d via @TGC — Mark McIntyre (@mhmcintyre) March 6, 2016 I thought I would take a few moments and capture some thoughts in response to this article by Jarod Wilson. First, I would agree with […]

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