And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters....
Continue ReadingBeware of People who Insist they Understand Every Word in the BibleAuthor: Jeff Crippen
I am the pastor of Christ Reformation Church in Tillamook, Oregon, arriving here in 1993. I have been a pastor since 1983 and was a police officer for 12 years before that. My wife and I have been married since 1971. Verla is a medical assistant at a local clinic and in our spare time we like to hunt, fish, and ride our motorcycle.
What Are the Biblical Character Qualities for the Office of Pastor/Elder?
With far too common frequency we receive letters and emails from abuse victims who have been ex-communicated from their churches because they have separated from or divorced their abusers. These victim/survivors have come to see that divorce is indeed permissible...
Continue ReadingWhat Are the Biblical Character Qualities for the Office of Pastor/Elder?The Method of Interpreting Scripture in the Conservative Evangelical Church Needs a Reboot
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. You...
Continue ReadingThe Method of Interpreting Scripture in the Conservative Evangelical Church Needs a RebootSome Thoughts on Broadway, the Narrow Way, and Abuse
The Large Majority of Professing Christians Travel on Broadway, and thus are not Christians at all Matthew 7:12-16 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets....
Continue ReadingSome Thoughts on Broadway, the Narrow Way, and AbuseNew Bible Study in Revelation
Part One of a new study through the New Testament book of Revelation is now on our youtube channel (Christ Reformation Church), our channel at sermonaudio.com/crc, and on our Facebook page. I will be posting a new installment each week,...
Continue ReadingNew Bible Study in RevelationA Reminder – You MUST be Born Again
Joh 3:3-7 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (4) Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he...
Continue ReadingA Reminder – You MUST be Born AgainThe Heart of True Religion
“You know, we [abuse victims] make people that are having a wonderful, ‘no worries’ life, uncomfortable.” [Teresa, abuse survivor] James 1:27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their...
Continue ReadingThe Heart of True ReligionThere is no Hope for a Wolf in Wool
Mat 21:19 And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered...
Continue ReadingThere is no Hope for a Wolf in WoolYou Are God’s Temple – Guard Yourself
2Co 6:14-18 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? (15) What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever?...
Continue ReadingYou Are God’s Temple – Guard YourselfLet’s Talk about Bearing One Another’s Burdens
Gal 6:2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. What is the Law of Christ? Theologians no doubt have written massive essays on that subject. But I don't think it is that difficult to sort out....
Continue ReadingLet’s Talk about Bearing One Another’s Burdens