Category Archives: Theses

New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on March 17, 2020 by RC

Thesis 17- We must support the work of the Lord with our first fruits. I don’t have the raw numbers, but I have a deep suspicion. We come to the issue of the tithe, and too often we turn it … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on March 10, 2020 by RC

Thesis 16- We must practice wisdom in judging what are minor and what are major issues in the church. Whenever we find disagreement, there is more often than not at least two levels of disagreement. First, there is the issue … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on March 3, 2020 by RC

Thesis 15- We must come together to renew covenant. It was a wise man who first said that the good is sometimes the enemy of the best. Much of what has come to be known as the church growth movement … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on February 25, 2020 by RC

Thesis 14- We must stop building megachurches, and start worshipping with our neighbors. There is a revealing paradox about large crowds. The bigger the crowd we find ourselves in, the more anonymous we become. The man who lives in a … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on February 18, 2020 by RC

Thesis 13- We must pray for those who watch out for our souls. The Reformers did not merely affirm that Scripture alone could bind the conscience, they also stood firm on the doctrine of the perspicuity of Scripture. Perspicuity is … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on February 11, 2020 by RC

Thesis 12- We must practice the grace of church discipline. The Reformers wisely argued that there are three distinguishing characteristics of the true church. The church is that place where the gospel is rightly preached. It is that place where … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on February 4, 2020 by RC

Thesis 11– We must practice hospitality. It is my habit, when I grow unduly discouraged with the church, to read through I Corinthians. Reading through the long list of serious problems that Paul had to address there, and suddenly the … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on January 28, 2020 by RC

Thesis 10- We must rethink how “programs” drive our churches. It has been said of the Calvinist, that having fallen down a flight of stairs, he could only respond, “I’m glad that’s over with.” I would suggest as well that … Continue reading →

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New Theses New Reformation

Posted on January 21, 2020 by RC

Thesis 9- We must learn to love one another. More important than minding your p’s and q’s may well be minding your we’s and you’s. That is, when the Bible starts using pronouns, we, that is, Christians, ought to be … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on January 14, 2020 by RC

Thesis 8- We must be a city shining on a hill. “And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and the people loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil” (John 3:19). … Continue reading →

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