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?
There are kinds of worship that God doesn’t approve of and our own instincts on how to worship him are often wrong.
Martin and Griggs dignify small-town ministry, but at no point do they sugarcoat it.
The promise of future glory helps to fuel present pastoral perseverance.
Paul’s ministry was marked by persevering love for the church, like that of a parent for their children.
“One thing, however, I have resolved upon, that, the Lord helping me, if I cannot go abroad, I will do all I can to serve the mission at home.”
Days before a vote on discipline, a church received a sharply worded letter from an attorney warning that the church’s actions were unjust, unscriptural, and potentially actionable.
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?