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From where does it come and what do the Scriptures have to say about it? How can anyone say that an infant has the capacity for faith?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Rich Lusk answers these questions and more, giving hope to Christian parents that their little ones do indeed belong to Christ and have the capacity to trust Him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRich Lusk \u003c\/span\u003eis pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church (CREC) in Birmingham, Alabama. He has more than 26 years of pastoral ministry, including service at churches in Monroe, Louisiana and Austin, Texas. 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How should we order our worship services?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\"\u003eChristian Life: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\"\u003eWhat is justification? What is a Christian view of singleness? Of marriage? How do we parent? How do we work as employees, or love our neighbor?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\"\u003eIn order to recover the kingdom, we must understand our own story. 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If you are looking for a quick introduction to the Reformed view of baptism and covenant membership, here is the place to start.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"LEFT\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"LEFT\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\"\u003eThe “Answers in an Hour” series is a collection of short, easily digestible books written with the inquirer in mind. These little books provide brief studies of various topics of interest to Christians who seek instruction that is grounded in biblical theology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"LEFT\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"LEFT\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--\n@page { margin: 0.79in }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in }\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\"\u003eRev. 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