Books

1. CALVINISM: A Biblical Doctrine among the Brethren

(A Rebuttal of Johnson C. Philip’s and Saneesh Cherian’s “Calvinism!, A Strange Doctrine Among the Brethren”)


PDF Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pC2umbi8_2CNHzryD-k_U68aHXewpn0x/view?usp=sharing



2. BAPTISM and SALVATION

(A REFORMED CRITIQUE OF THE “CHURCHES OF CHRIST” POSITION OF BAPTISMAL REGENERATION)


PDF Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TeFJmN3sxo04TWRKtaE_Udq9S6cj7kER/view?usp=sharing






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