This article is the third of a five-part series on Church Membership. Click here to read the first article, and here to read the second. Serious Obligations Require Order Even a cursory glance at the relationships described in the New Testament...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
What is the local church? The local church is a distinct biblical entity, but that simply tells us that it is, not what it is. The question is essential, given that our answer greatly determines our conduct in the church, but it isn’t a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
It could go without saying that, by and large, professing Christians have become very casual about the local church. A common view is that membership in the worldwide body of Christ is the thing that really matters, and the local church is simply...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Centrality of the Gospel - All activities and messages of the Church have their source in the Gospel of Christ – that sinners are justified by faith alone, that the righteousness of Christ is imputed to believers by God's decree alone,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Today's church is a house of inventions, where church leaders feel free to reinvent Christianity in their generation. Not only do they feel free to do this, but they also believe it is their obligation to the people in order to be relevant. In...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
