A Reformation Prophecy

“You are going to burn a goose, but in one hundred years you will have a swan which you can neither roast nor boil.” These were some of the last words of John Huss, spoken in 1415 AD before he was swallowed by flames. Huss, whose name means “goose,” was a forerunner to the Reformation. […]

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Your Bible is True and Reliable

Recently, in our sermon series at City Bible Church, we discussed the trustworthiness of the Bible. Here are some links discussing a few of the illustrations and concepts mentioned in the sermon. We talked about a few of the seeming contradictions or conflicts within Scripture. Our premise was that the Bible has no real contradictions within […]

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PBC Lecture on How We Got the Bible

Here is a lecture from PBC professor Lanny Hubbard, taken from his course, Intro to Bible Study. In it Lanny explains the process of how the original texts of Scripture have been translated into English. In examining this process we can come to a greater trust that God has both inspired and preserved the Bible […]

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Seasons of the Spirit – New Book by Lanny Hubbard

  We’re thrilled to announce the release of a new book by professor Lanny Hubbard, entitled “Seasons of the Spirit”!  Highly respected as a teacher at Portland Bible College for the last 36 years, Lanny is known for awakening a passion in his students for the truth and relevance of the Bible in a down-to-earth, practical manner. […]

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Paul’s Mysterious “Thorn in the Flesh”

Here’s a lecture from my class, Pauline Epistles. It focuses on the closing chapters of 2 Corinthians, a book in which Paul says a lot about hardship and suffering. He doesn’t address all of the questions concerning the issue; but he does provide profound perspective on how God causes suffering to work for the best. […]

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The Call of Moses

  Here is an excerpt from Pastor Frank Damazio’s book, The Making of a Leader, discussing the call of Moses. He provides a treasure trove of principles from Moses’ calling related to our identity in Christ. Pastor Frank’s focus, of course, is leadership; however, all believers will be encouraged by this message. THE CALL OF […]

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Lessons from the Life of Joseph

Our new sermon series at CBC is called iReality, focusing on our identity in Christ. The sermon this Sunday exposed how Joseph’s identity was rooted in God’s word, not his circumstances. Here is a lecture by the esteemed Glenda Malmin dealing with the life of Joseph. It is taken from her Pentateuch class at PBC. […]

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Eternal States

Kevin Conner is a world renowned Bible scholar and teacher; and he’s the former Dean of Portland Bible College. His book, The Foundations of Christian Doctrine has been the textbook of PBC’s “Basic Doctrine” class for decades. Here is a scanned PDF of the final chapter dealing with eternal states (i.e. heaven and hell).

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