The Great Commission has four basic parts: It involves moving out from where you are to other regions with the gospel message: Jesus was given the authority to command this since all authority in heaven and earth was given to Him at His ascension. Notice the therefore in the words just before: the word “therefore” …
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How about a discussion of schism? Does that sound interesting? Among other things, in my discussions with a group of pastors recently, we touched on the subject. One of the comments made was the fact that, in some cases (I’d guess in most), congregations wait too long to act, and, therefore, end up having someone …
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“Now there’s another one.” What are you talking about? “Denominations.” Denominations? “Yep. Every time I turn around there seems to be a new one I never heard about before. Since the Anglicans split, we now have two Episcopal churches in the USA.” Wrong. Back in 1873 the first split took place, and the Reformed Episcopal …
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When you start out on a journey you are wise to have prepared for the trip. Plan the journey, store up provisions, check out your resources. The interesting fact about the Christian life, however, is that from the moment when you are saved, you are already on a journey that you haven’t been able to …
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Since there seems to be a considerable amount of confusion over the subject (see the review article in Donn Arms’ blog), I thought I’d take a shot at defining it by describing what Nouthetic Counselors believe and do. Counseling is not a science; it’s an art. In biblical terms, that means it is a function …
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