CONTEXT: In this 4th chapter of his Epistle to the church at Ephesus, Paul begins v.1-16 with an exhortation to Christian Unity. In v.17-24 we find his opening of today’s theme Living the New Life in Christ where Paul emphasizes putting away the old life and adopting the new life wrapped in the likeness of God. … More Living the New Life in Christ
Many of you know I have from the beginning, advocated for a biblical stand on the COVID-19 orders from our Government Representatives. (SEE COVID-19 and the CHURCH) In it I noted “As long as the government is not asking, recommending or issuing guidelines that are illegal, immoral or unethical…” I believe that the guidelines issued initially … More Why So Many Governors and Other Local Officials are Violating Religious Liberty
C h r i s t i a n s , before you criticize the government putting the church into non- essential business, ask yourself first did you do the same as a Christian? Did you treat the church as non-essential in your life? Did you skip services? Did you come 10 minutes late or … More From our Church Newsletter
One of my posts on 28 April, was entitled COVID-19 Is a Slow-Motion 9/11 in it Pastor Sam Rohrer of the American Pastors Network set forth 10 definitive needs every “Christian” must understand and live by after choosing to serve the Lord. I thought I would look at each one individually over the next two weeks. … More Examining the “10 needs we must understand and live after choosing to serve the Lord” Part 3
Okay so y’all know I love reading these old dead guys called the Puritans. Why because they (for the most part) got it, the very essence of what the bible was saying without the modern trappings of political correctness, self interpretation any other issue hanging on them. Here in a posts from a guy Andrew … More RICHARD BAXTER ON CHURCHES MEETING WHEN FORBIDDEN
I have over the last 20+ years of ministry heard every excuse imaginable for someone not liking the “Christian” faith or wanting to be associated with the Christian faith. I am sure you have heard them too, things like: “Christianity (or any religion) is just a crutch” comes from those who think they got it … More “I’m A Good Person”
I am not certain of the comparison to 9/11 but I find no fault in Pastor Sam’s 10 “needs we must understand and live, after choosing to serve the Lord:” APN President Sam Rohrer: COVID-19 Is a Slow-Motion 9/11, A Wake-Up Alarm The 10 Things We Need to Know, and Most Won’t Agree For decades, … More COVID-19 Is a Slow-Motion 9/11
As I noted yesterday in the post What is a Reformed Baptist? one of the greatest misconceptions about anyone in adhering to tenets of Reformed or Covenant Theology is that they do not care about evangelism. It stems from the aversion to the term Unconditional Election but holds no foundation in biblical or historical truth. The following … More Reformed Evangelism
Over the years Reformed anything has been, among most “main stream” evangelical circles, nearly a four letter word. Mostly due to ignorance and misinformation folks think Reformed or Covenant Baptists are smug in their salvation and do not believe in evangelism of the Great Commission, but nothing could be further from the truth. This excellent … More What is a Reformed Baptist?
The Non-Essential Church? Worldview Lessons from the Coronavirus Pt. 5 JOHN STONESTREET Note Bold and Italics emphasis through out is from me. Crises reveal much about us as individuals: our courage, our faith, our resiliency. They also reveal much about the health and strength of a community, a society, even a nation. Like that gold … More The Non-Essential Church?
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