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🕊️ Welcome to Theology & Doctrine Library

Welcome to the Theology & Doctrine section.
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Here you'll find academic and popular-level papers grouped into three categories:
  • Core Doctrinal Studies – exploring foundational beliefs like worship, salvation, and perseverance
  • Practical Theology – engaging everyday Christian living, sacraments, and spiritual symbols
  • Eschatology – examining biblical perspectives on the rapture and end-times views
Click on any paper to view its description, download the PDF, or listen to the corresponding audio version.
Both formats are available to help you go as deep as you desire—whether for study, teaching, or personal growth.

 THEOLOGY & DOCTRINE
  • Core Doctrinal Studies:
    1. Biblical and Theological Case for the Lord's Day (Academic)
    2. Why Christians Worship on Sunday (Popular) (audio)
    3. Perseverance and Apostasy (A) (a)
    4. Can We Lose Our Salvation (P) (a)
    5. Supersessionism (A) (a)
    6. Has the Church Replaced Israel (P) (a)
  • Practical Theology:​
    1. Sanctification Through Fire (A) (a)
    2. What Happens When We Die? (P) (a)
    3. Awake in Sheol or Soul Sleep (A) (a)
    4. The Conscious Afterlife (P) (a)
    5. Case for Weekly Communion (A) (a)
    6. Why Communion Matters (P) (a)​
    7. Symbols of Faith and Christograms (A) (a)
    8. The Power of Christian Symbols (P) (a)
  • ​​Eschatology​
    1. Origins & Development of the Pre-Trib. Rapture View (A) (a)
    2. The Rapture: Left Behind or Not? (P) (a)
    3. Annihilation versus Eternal Torment (A) (a)
    4. Does Hell Last Forever? (P) (a)

Theology & Doctrine
Core Doctrinal Studies
the_biblical_and_theological_case_for_the_lord_s_day_1-4-25.pdf
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the_biblical_and_theological_case_introduction.mp3
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why_christians_worship_on_sunday_1-4-25.pdf
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why_communion_matters_1-4-25.mp3
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perseverance_and_apostasy_1-4-25.pdf
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perseverance_and_apostasy_introduction.mp3
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can_we_lose_our_salvation_1-4-25.pdf
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can_we_ever_lose_god’s_gift_of_salvation_1-4-25.mp3
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supersessionism_1-4-25.pdf
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supersessionism_introduction.mp3
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has_the_church_replaced_israel_1-4-25.pdf
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has_the_church_replaced_israel_1-4-25.mp3
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Practical Theology
sanctification_through_fire_1-4-25.pdf
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sanctification_through_fire_introduction.mp3
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what_happens_after_we_die_1-4-25.pdf
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what_happens_after_we_die_1-4-25.mp3
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awake_in_sheol_or_soul_sleep_5-13-25.pdf
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awake_in_sheol_introduction.mp3
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the_conscious_afterlife_5-13-25.pdf
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the_conscious_afterlife_5-13-25.mp3
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case_for_weekly_communion_1-4-25.pdf
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case_for_weekly_communion_introduction.mp3
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why_communion_matters_1-4-25.pdf
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why_communion_matters_1-4-25.mp3
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symbols_of_faith_1-4-25.pdf
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symbols_of_faith_introduction.mp3
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the_power_of_christian_symbols_1-4-25.pdf
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the_power_of_christian_symbols_1-4-25.mp3
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​​Eschatology
origins_and_development_of_the_pre-tribulation_rapture_view_3-12-25.pdf
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origins_pre-tribulation_rapture_view_introduction.mp3
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the_rapture_left_behind_or_not_3-12-25.pdf
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the_rapture_left_behind_or_not_3-12-25.mp3
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annihilation_versus_eternal_torment_6-11-25.pdf
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annihilation_versus_eternal_torment_introduction.mp3
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does_hell_last_forever_6-11-25.docx
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does_hell_last_forever_6-11-25.mp3
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