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Theological journals are a tremendous resource for biblical studies. However, anyone who has searched for copies of theological journals knows that they are difficult to find and impossible to buy. Even if you are fortunate enough to have a library of journals in print form, they take up lots of shelf space. With the print editions, finding a topic or Scripture reference can be difficult. The...

Paul called covetousness idolatry (Col. 3:5; Eph. 5:5). Think about that. Do we view coveting as idolatry? No, in America we call it shopping! In 2 Timothy 3 Paul said that in the last days “people will be lovers of self, lovers of money … lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God” (2 Tim. 3:1–4). First John 2:15 says do not love the world because if you are loving the world, you are an idolater; you are not loving the Father. So what is idolatry? Timothy Keller, in his recent book Counterfeit
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