by admin | Oct 6, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Evangelism, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Obedience
Before we continue, we should focus more on living in subjection to Christ. Today’s church, particularly in the United States, is in trouble. Attendance is declining, the church’s influence is declining, and our cultures and communities are increasingly becoming...
by admin | Sep 22, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Evangelism, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Obedience
The key verse in Ephesians is found in chapter 1, verse 22. The overarching theme to Paul’s letter to Ephesus is subjection. The fruit of subjection is blamelessness, which Paul references in chapter 1, verse 4, and chapter 5, verse 27. Blamelessness is a theme which...
by admin | Feb 18, 2024 | Doubt, Evangelism, Faith, Following Christ, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Salvation, Sin
That Jesus did not die for everyone is a statement I recently heard in a Calvinist/Reformed church, and it is apparently making its rounds in similar churches. Let me suggest from the beginning that this is an extremely problematic statement which is made out of...
by admin | Oct 8, 2023 | Culture and Cultural Decay, Evangelism, Idolatry
In this final post on Church Growth Tactics Are Not Evangelism, I am going to wade into the contemporary music debate as it relates to use of such music in worship of God. As I wade into this debate, I freely acknowledge that I know next to nothing about music theory....
by admin | Oct 1, 2023 | Culture and Cultural Decay, Evangelism, Idolatry
There are yet two important topics we should cover to help us better understand the danger of the power and expansion of the Church Growth Movement. The first is the Church Growth Movement’s ties to and roots in the New Age Movement. Tim Keller, who recently died, is...
by admin | Sep 24, 2023 | Culture and Cultural Decay, Evangelism, Idolatry
If you have not read Parts 1 and 2, you should go back and read them before continuing here. Parts 1 and 2 include helpful background information necessary to understand this post. Joe, you may say, the Church Growth Movement doesn’t really exist anymore and doesn’t...