Discipleship
25 Years Ago, “Nine Marks” Was Born
By Mark Dever | 10.28.2016On October 30, 1991—25 years ago this Sunday—Mark Dever wrote a letter to a church in Massachusetts. They needed a new pastor and wanted to know what they should be looking for. Mark responded with a list of nine must-haves—a list that has since become known as “nine marks of a healthy church.”
Mailbag #39: Turning Elder Training into a Program; Divorced, Repentant, but Not Seeking Reconciliation?
By Jonathan Leeman | 10.28.2016—Is it wise to turn elder training into a program? —Can a divorced member of the church be repentant without seeking reconciliation with their spouse?
Week #8—What Christians Should Ask of Government: To Do Justice
By Jonathan Leeman | 10.19.2016So what exactly is justice? That’s what we’re going to consider in today’s class.
Week #7—What Christians Should Ask of Government: To Establish Peace
By Jonathan Leeman | 10.13.2016Government renders judgment to establish peace, order, and prosperity so that the church might do what God calls it to do.
Week #6—What Christians Should Ask of Government: To Not Play God
By J. Leeman, N. Rodriguez | 10.07.2016For a government to “play God” is to pressure its citizens into idolatry.
The Shift from Authority to Preference—And Its Consequences for the Church
By Os Guinness | 9Marks Journal: Authority: God's Good and Dangerous Gift | 09.30.2016Our modern world tends to undermine all forms of authority other than its own and replaces them with the sense that all responses are merely a matter of preference.
Redeeming Authority for Those Who’ve Only Known Its Abuse
By Mez McConnell | 9Marks Journal: Authority: God's Good and Dangerous Gift | 09.30.2016As a pastor who has also suffered abuse, how do I respond to the abused sufferers and anti-authoritarian people in my care in a way that’s biblical, loving, and true to God’s revealed Word?
Church Membership: A Single Woman’s Perspective
By Chelsea Patterson | 9Marks Journal: Authority: God's Good and Dangerous Gift | 09.30.2016When I first began attending my church, I’d never given much thought to church membership. And if I’m honest, it all sounded a bit dull to me.
Week 5—What Christians Should Do For Government: Engage with “Convictional Kindness”
By J. Leeman, N. Rodriguez | 09.26.2016The truce between evangelical and Enlightenment thinking seems to be coming to an end. What does that mean for how a Christian engages in the public square?
Week 3—What Christians Should Do For Government: Be the Church Together
By Jonathan Leeman | 09.14.2016The most important thing for the church to do politically is to be the church.
Book Review: Being There, by Dave Furman
Review by Paul Martin | 09.12.2016This excellent new book is a how-to manual to care for the hurting.
Week 2—What Christians Should Do For Government: Obey Scripture, Get Wisdom
By Jonathan Leeman | 09.07.2016The question we’re interested in today is, how should we use the Bible in politics?
Week 1—What Christians Should Do For Government: Love Your Nation, People, or Tribe
By Jonathan Leeman | 08.30.2016What does “rendering to Caesar what is Caesar’s” mean in a twenty-first century, democratic context?
12 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Posting Something Online
By Mark Dever | 08.29.2016Remember, you will give an account for every word you type (Mt 12:36). Does saying things at a “safe distance” from people tempt us to say things we wouldn’t say to their face?
Discipling: A Conversation Between Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 07.27.2016“If you say you’re a Christian, but you’re not helping other Christians follow Jesus, I’m simply not sure what you mean.”
