<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[All Faith Biblical Counseling Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guiding Hearts Through Faith-Based Counseling and Cultural Engagement]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/competent-to-instruct-one-another</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 23:05:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.afbcc.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Foundational Principles of Reformed Theology: An Introduction to Reformed Theology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reformed theology offers a rich and profound understanding of the Christian faith. It roots itself deeply in Scripture and seeks to guide believers toward a life that reflects God’s glory. As I explore these foundational principles, I invite you to reflect with me on what it means to live out a faith grounded in biblical truth. This journey is not just for scholars or pastors but for every believer who desires to grow in grace and knowledge. Understanding these principles can transform how we...]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/foundational-principles-of-reformed-theology-an-introduction-to-reformed-theology</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a03556b48aeb3fcb2405578</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:25:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ba36f_619482f7d84a498dbb58bb8bbc685762~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New Creature in a Postmodern World]]></title><description><![CDATA[A reflection on how the gospel forms a new humanity in Christ, even as society fragments into competing identities. A Crisis of Identity in Our Time We live in an age where identity is endlessly questioned, reshaped, and reinvented. People are encouraged to define themselves by preference, emotion, or social belonging. The result is a culture filled with uncertainty — a world where the self is always shifting, never settled, and constantly searching for meaning. Christians are not immune to...]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/the-new-creature-in-a-postmodern-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fb6c2d9fa0baa4b8b701a9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:09:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ba36f_8dbc1d9506254067b4a8e29bcd0c4d2b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Culture Replaces Faith: How Christians Lose Their Bearings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A reflection on how cultural assumptions subtly replace biblical faith, and how believers can recover clarity. A Quiet Drift We Hardly Notice One of the most subtle dangers facing Christians today is not outright unbelief, but the slow replacement of biblical faith with cultural assumptions. This drift rarely announces itself. It happens quietly, almost imperceptibly, as the habits, values, and emotional instincts of the surrounding world begin to shape how we imagine the Christian life....]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/when-culture-replaces-faith-how-christians-lose-their-bearings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fb6bed7c961ad0b900a1db</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:03:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ba36f_3a98f99bad714fb1868d4eba1edf4e02~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith That Lives: Recovering Trust in God in an Age of Anxiety]]></title><description><![CDATA[A reflection on how biblical faith produces stability in a world dominated by fear, uncertainty, and constant change. A World That Trains Us to Fear We live in a time when anxiety is not merely common — it is expected. Every headline, every notification, every cultural pressure seems designed to unsettle the heart. People feel stretched thin, overwhelmed, and uncertain about the future. Even believers who love Christ often find themselves wrestling with fear, doubt, and a sense of spiritual...]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/faith-that-lives-recovering-trust-in-god-in-an-age-of-anxiety</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fb6c5d7c961ad0b900a2aa</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:57:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ba36f_9d247ce46c9741cc97cc754afaa26c51~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding the Importance of a Biblical Worldview: Embracing Biblical Perspectives]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we talk about faith, life, and how we see the world, it all comes down to the lens through which we view everything. This lens is what shapes our decisions, our values, and our understanding of truth. For many believers, this lens is a biblical worldview. But what does that really mean? And why is it so important to embrace and understand biblical perspectives in our daily lives?]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/understanding-the-importance-of-a-biblical-worldview-embracing-biblical-perspectives</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f0e552d3f2ae6dd9148b00</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:48:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ba36f_8dbc1d9506254067b4a8e29bcd0c4d2b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Confessional Faith Forms a Confessional Church]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recovering a confessional doctrine of faith is not an academic exercise. It is not a nostalgic return to old books. It is not a hobby for theologians or a niche interest for pastors. It is nothing less than the recovery of the church’s identity, stability, and mission.]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/confessional-faith-forms-a-confessional-church</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e3aa1a43fd38a1bb7269f0</guid><category><![CDATA[Church and Community]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:47:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ba36f_f2f0fbdb65ce4c759f83b8b6e2767d5f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reclaiming Christian Ethics in an Age of Distortion: Why the Church Must Recover God’s Vision for Righteousness and Justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[The modern church stands at a crossroads. On one side lies a culture that has redefined morality according to personal preference, therapeutic comfort, and political allegiance. On the other side stands the unchanging call of God — a call to righteousness, justice, holiness, and love that flows from His very character. Between these two worlds, Christians often feel disoriented, pressured, or even paralyzed. What does faithfulness look like when the moral foundations of society are shifting...]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/reclaiming-christian-ethics-in-an-age-of-distortion-why-the-church-must-recover-god-s-vision-for-ri</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e3a8251810622e926d06ff</guid><category><![CDATA[Church and Community]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:46:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ba36f_f2f0fbdb65ce4c759f83b8b6e2767d5f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Disappearance of Biblical Language as a Sign of Ethical and Spiritual Confusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the clearest indicators of ethical—and therefore spiritual—confusion is the quiet disappearance of biblical language.   Words that once carried the weight of God’s moral universe—good, evil, holiness, sin, virtue, consequence—have been replaced by a new vocabulary that feels comforting but carries no doctrinal substance.]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/the-disappearance-of-biblical-language-as-a-sign-of-ethical-and-spiritual-confusion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e15025c4c584cedb05860a</guid><category><![CDATA[Church and Community]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:44:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ba36f_f2f0fbdb65ce4c759f83b8b6e2767d5f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Certain Knowledge — and the Necessity of Revelation]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Certain knowledge” is not human discovery. It is not intuition. It is not spiritual sensitivity. It is not the product of religious imagination.]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/certain-knowledge-and-the-necessity-of-revelation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e8e6f34d40087390869a43</guid><category><![CDATA[Certain Knowledge and the Necessity]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:42:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ba36f_8dbc1d9506254067b4a8e29bcd0c4d2b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Actually Has Faith? Recovering the Urgency and Clarity of True Belief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anchored in Heidelberg Catechism Q20]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/who-actually-has-faith-recovering-the-urgency-and-clarity-of-true-belief</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e7cad80294e8c3f3eebe8f</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith and Theology]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:26:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ba36f_8f3a45ceb27242a29da297981eaea959~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith and the Person and Work of Christ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why the Doctrine of Christ Determines the Doctrine of Faith "Certainly, we need to come to Christ in faith. But faith is not the last work that finally makes us saved. Faith is trusting that Jesus has in fact died  in our place and bore the curse effectually, particularly, and perfectly."--Kevin De Young. Faith is never an abstract religious instinct. It is not a vague optimism, a spiritual openness, or a generalized trust in a higher power. According to Scripture, faith is a response to...]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/faith-and-the-person-and-work-of-christ</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e3d7e020d180bbeb880d83</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith and Theology]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:25:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ba36f_8f3a45ceb27242a29da297981eaea959~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Paradox of Faith: Defined Yet Indefinable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christian faith stands at the intersection of clarity and mystery. It is both defined and indefinable, both doctrinally precise and experientially overwhelming. The Reformers understood this. The confessions preserve it. Scripture reveals it. But modern Christianity often forgets it.]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/the-paradox-of-faith-defined-yet-indefinable</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e3ac3143fd38a1bb726e38</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith and Theology]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:24:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ba36f_8f3a45ceb27242a29da297981eaea959~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith Is Not a Human Achievement]]></title><description><![CDATA[In today’s culture, where self-creation and personal achievement dominate many conversations, faith often gets framed as a personal accomplishment. Many Christians talk about faith as if it is a skill to develop, a decision to make, or a strength to summon. This view reflects broader societal values but raises important questions about what faith truly means within Christian teaching. Is faith simply a personal achievement, or is it something deeper and more complex?]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/faith-is-not-a-human-achievement-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6976ced7c28ec6f25192b757</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith and Theology]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:24:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ba36f_8f3a45ceb27242a29da297981eaea959~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Indescribable Nature of the Holy and the Experience of Faith]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Words Fail: How R.C. Sproul’s vision of God’s holiness illuminates the mystery of faith.]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/the-indescribable-nature-of-the-holy-and-the-experience-of-faith</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6975143479c2933a1ec5543b</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith and Theology]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:23:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ba36f_8f3a45ceb27242a29da297981eaea959~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confessional Faith: Union With Christ, Not Mere Belief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Christianity often treats faith as a moment, a decision, a mental agreement, or an emotional experience. But the Reformers — and the confessions that carry their legacy — understood something far deeper, far more beautiful, and far more transformative:]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/confessional-faith-union-with-christ-not-mere-belief</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e3a96b66edabdde7112206</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith and Theology]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:22:13 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recovering Biblical Faith: A Year‑Long Doctrinal Journey: ]]></title><description><![CDATA[ARTICLE 12 — Recovering a Confessional Doctrine of Faith for Today]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/recovering-biblical-faith-a-year-long-doctrinal-journey-11</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69604785cf91ec7bd9196b47</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith and Theology]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:21:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ba36f_8f3a45ceb27242a29da297981eaea959~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Quiet Redefinition of Faith: How the Modern Christian Experience Has Reshaped Our Imagination]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recovering the Imagination Modern Christianity Has Lost]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/the-quiet-redefinition-of-faith-how-the-modern-christian-experience-has-reshaped-our-imagination-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696298ea768b848d2710485d</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith and Theology]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:20:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ba36f_8f3a45ceb27242a29da297981eaea959~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Quiet Redefinition of Faith: How the Modern Christian Experience Has Reshaped Our Imagination ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yet for many believers today, sincerity has become the substitute for faith. If I feel deeply, if I mean it honestly, if I experience something spiritually significant, then I assume I am living by faith. But sincerity without submission is not faith. Emotion without obedience is not faith. Experience without allegiance is not faith. These things may accompany faith, but they cannot define it.]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/the-quiet-redefinition-of-faith-how-the-modern-christian-experience-has-reshaped-our-imagination-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697d38d2afd4a3da350d9f16</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith and Theology]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:19:18 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Quiet Redefinition of Faith: How the Modern Christian Experience Has Reshaped Our Imagination]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Quiet Redefinition of Faith: How the Modern Christian Experience Has Reshaped Our Imagination Across the Christian World,]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/the-quiet-redefinition-of-faith-how-the-modern-christian-experience-has-reshaped-our-imagination-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697d37d3ccf6db790cb3dee8</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith and Theology]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:18:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ba36f_8f3a45ceb27242a29da297981eaea959~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Quiet Redefinition of Faith: How the Modern Christian Experience Has Reshaped Our Imagination ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across the Christian world, there is near universal agreement on one point: we believe the Bible. Churches confess it. Statements of faith affirm it. Christians across traditions appeal to Scripture as the final authority for doctrine and life. On the surface, there is remarkable unity.]]></description><link>https://www.afbcc.org/post/the-quiet-redefinition-of-faith-how-the-modern-christian-experience-has-reshaped-our-imagination</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697d36edb3cf8ba2384c1ee9</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith and Theology]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:17:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ba36f_8f3a45ceb27242a29da297981eaea959~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Partington</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>