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How Should I Leave My Church? A Few Caveats

First, be sure you should. One of the reasons the church is so weak in our day is we have subtly adopted a consumerist mentality. We are the consumer and we shop for the church that best suits us. When … Continue reading

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How can the church grow closer? Chewing on Community

Community and the Christian have something of a love-hate relationship. Most of us long to be part of a vibrant, immersive, community of love built around Jesus and the gospel. We also, however, want to be left alone. We don’t … Continue reading

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What distinguishes the believer from the non-believer?

Right from the get-go we have something of an epistemological/ontological problem. There are differences that are easier to see, and differences that are more central, but harder to discern. On the ontological side the whole of the order of salvation, … Continue reading

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Is Liturgy in the Church a Bad Thing?

No. It is an inescapable thing. If we mean by “liturgy” a form of public worship, then every church has one. If, however, we mean a precisely planned form, following patterns handed down over centuries, then some churches are non-liturgical. … Continue reading

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Should we vote in church? Church Government

There are, at base, three forms of government. The first is rule by one. The second is rule by a few, the third rule by all. In civil government this would essentially be monarchy, republic and democracy, broadly speaking. In … Continue reading

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How can I know if my church is preaching the gospel?

We who affirm the doctrine of total depravity often don’t believe we are totally depraved. It’s true enough that there are institutions and individuals who flat deny the doctrine. Then there are those who both affirm and deny. There is … Continue reading

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How Does the Church Fight for the Kingdom?

There are myriad ways that we dishonor the Word of God. First, we don’t read it. Too many of us somehow think that we have mastered the content of the Bible, and now that we are spiritually mature, all we … Continue reading

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When did the church begin? God’s People By God’s Grace

There are any number of answers to this question that are both distinct and all perfectly fitting. The answer generally comes down to how one defines the church. The answers run the gamut from Genesis 1 to Acts 2. We … Continue reading

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Is it wrong for the church to pray imprecatory prayers?

I understand that it’s a tough issue. It’s disconcerting that the Holy Spirit inspired a prayer asking God to dash his enemies’ heads against the rocks. That thought is just what we find in what are called “imprecatory Psalms.” These … Continue reading

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Where do we draw the line on Christian essentials?

“In essentials, unity. In doubtful matters, liberty. In all things, charity.” This quote purports to tell us exactly where to draw these lines. And it does so rather well. What this famous quote doesn’t do is tell us which matters … Continue reading

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