The Lord has established for salvation to precede identification through baptism into membership, and then for those identifying markers to precede the ongoing celebratory act of the Lord’s Supper.
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In 1856, the New Park Street Chapel was bursting at the seams. Since calling their pastor, C. H. Spurgeon, in...
God is wiser than man, and so we want to build our churches in accordance with the Scriptures.
As with much technology, there is often more than meets the eye.
In the ordinances, the universal church becomes visible in local churches.
I don’t think it’s an overstatement to say that pastors are among the most experienced writers in the world.
Candy-coating Jesus too often causes people to miss him altogether.
If you want to know God more, you’ve got to know the church more.
Baptism and the Supper are the signs and seals of church membership.
The church is God’s new covenant people. Properly understood, this truth requires a congregational form of church government.
God made the artist and the engineer. But both need to be discipled. Our instincts—whether toward passion or precision—must be shaped by Scripture.
These meetings can do far more than compel people to join; they’re also occasions to model trust in the Lord, obedience to God’s Word, and love for the people of God.
On every continent, in every context, the ordinary local assembly is what will ultimately promote and protect the truth of the gospel.
