Membership
If the eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you,” how much more can it not say that to a whole local body?
Next time you get criticized, even in an ungodly manner, ask yourself if the substance of the criticism is true or if there is something you need to learn from it.
Jesus fulfilled the law, and at the same time, he ushered in something completely new in the New Covenant.
Christ’s expectations of a pastor’s wife are identical to his will for every other woman in the assembly.
Jesus isn’t like the credit card company that sets up shop on a college campus trying to get students to sign on the dotted line without reading the fine print. No, Jesus forces potential converts to stare at the fine print before signing on.
Over time and through many tears, he brought me to the point where I could honestly say that if I never pastored another church or preached another sermon, Christ is enough.
We should be careful about elevating certain analogies of God’s love over others.
If the eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you,” how much more can it not say that to a whole local body?