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?
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.
Some of our biggest shortcomings exist because we squander one of God’s greatest provisions for our souls—pastors.
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son...
What is our hope in heaven? Christianity’s resounding answer to that question throughout the centuries has been the beatific vision—that we shall see the face of God.
“The most experienced psychologist or observer of human nature knows infinitely less of the human heart than the simplest Christian who lives beneath the Cross of Jesus. The greatest psychological insight, ability, and experience cannot grasp this one thing: what sin is.”
In Genesis 15, Abram is thumbing through some evidence—he still doesn’t have an heir—and he’s facing a gnawing question: "LORD, how can I know for sure that you’re trustworthy?”
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?