What is the Church’s local obligation to the community in which is exists. Nothing? Welcome them? Educate them and or feed them? Big question. Some Biblical clarity. The Church should, in a Great Commission sense, and in love for neighbor, should reach out directly to its neighbor in person. The Church seek to minister to … More Obligation to Community
The Church should indoctrinate new members. Indoctrination in this post means a systematic process of grounding new members in the historic doctrines of the faith and of Scripture. As an example the Doctrines of God, the Trinity, Scripture, Sin, Man, and the Church should be taught in order so that the member has a clear … More Indoctrination
Christianity is often perceived as a religion. Religions are ‘organizations’ that are separate from or added our work and family life. But I want to argue that Christianity is not a religion but a nation of people living under the rule and laws of a King. Of course Jesus is the King and theoretically rules … More Christian Nation
Dear Friends – this post will be continually updated with verses of the Apostle Paul’s prayers for the Saints. The words are intended to give you knowledge of the specific items Paul prayed for for the Saints in order to guide your own prayers for the Christians in your life: I Thessalonians 1:2-4 We give … More The Apostle Paul: prayer for the Saints
Jesus from Nazareth, meaning He is fully man, is normal and His teachings are normal. His teachings are essentially what we would do and be if we were not sinners. Consequently sin is not normal and we as sinner are not normal. This is whay He exhorts us to, “pick up our cross and follow … More Jesus is Normal
In Christianity there are many views about a topic and this my view. The Church is an outpost of the Kingdom of Heaven in a world ruled by the ‘Prince of the Power of the Air’. Miriam-Webster Dictionary cites this as one definition of outpost: an outlying branch or position of a main organization or … More The Church is an Outpost
