Ray Burns

I love Christ, my wife and four kids, the Oxford comma, and board games. Although saved at 18, it took 10 years for me to stop chasing idols and find true satisfaction in Christ. God's given me a passion for teaching and writing, and with that a deep burden to be my creator's instrument in giving His people a profound, unshakable relationship with their savior.

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“American Gospel” is the movie all Christians need to watch (now on Netflix!)

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Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutes(If you don’t want to read this, just go watch Amerian Gospel: Christ Alone on Netflix. If you have  anyone in your life who believes the “Prosperity Gospel,” encourage them to watch it with you.) One of the greatest dangers to the church of Jesus Christ isn’t those who oppose it, but those who claim […]

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How Did We Get the 66 Books of the Bible? Why Do Some Bibles Have More Books?

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Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutesLast time, I did a high overview of how we got our 66 books of the Bible. The common theme was that books weren’t necessarily chosen over others, but were instead recognized for their clear authority and inspiration. We concluded that we have confidence in the authority of those 66 books because there’s no doubt

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How Did We Get the 66 Books of the Bible? Why Do Some Bibles Have More Books? (Part 1)

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Approximate Reading Time: 9 minutes(This topic was chosen by one of my generous donors on Patreon. Click here to join others in supporting this ministry every month.) It’s easy to imagine that everyone has always agreed about what belongs in the Bible. Anyone who grew up in a church that wasn’t Catholic may have never heard of any books

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Soli Deo Gloria! – All Things Are Done for God’s Glory (Why Did God Allow the Church to Split? Part 10)

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Approximate Reading Time: 10 minutesAs we finish up the last of the “5 Solas of the Reformation,” we finally arrive at the answer to the major question: Why has God done everything He’s done? Whether it’s creating the world, sending Christ, or saving each individual person, there’s one simple reason that God does anything. And as people who love

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Sola Gratia – We’re Saved by Grace, Not Our Goodness (Why Did God Allow the Church to Split? Part 9)

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Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesAs we continue walking through the “5 Solas of the Protestant Reformation,” we now get to discuss why salvation is given by God’s grace, and not because we deserve it. Undeserved love There’s a way of viewing salvation that may strike many as odd, but it’s just as popular today as it was in the

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