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?
Jesus gives us the spiritual light and the interpretive lens we need to properly read and apply the OT.
We are not aiming for simpering servants, but for adult children who have the wherewithal to ask good questions and follow with dignity and intelligence.
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.
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?