I wrote a few days ago about the church discipline story coming out of Jacksonville, Forida. Remember that I was critical of the church, accusing them of misapplying doctrine.
Today at GetReligion, Mollie Ziegler wrote about the same story, and she offers many details of which I was unaware. Here a few excerpts, some [...]
“If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother.
“But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED.
“If he refuses to listen [...]
My heart is sick within me. Nothing nauseates me like hearing Christ demeaned, especially when the attack is made subtly. Overt attacks on God’s character are rather commonplace, just look at the vocabulary of modern expletives, but what is truly dangerous is the slew of subtle attacks that go unnoticed by many thousands [...]
Father,
Please raise up Your people to praise You. Stir in all of our hearts and overwhelming love and awe at Your greatness and Your goodness. Let us marvel at how great a God we serve.
Don’t let us keep You to ourselves. Banish the thought that we should only speak of You when [...]
Over the last few weeks I’ve been reflecting on the state of the church I attend and I’ve been wrestling with my thoughts on its strengths and weaknesses. The church I attend is quite large in relation to our city’s population, so I have been mentally critiquing what I see to be the shortcomings of [...]
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