More than once now I have had Christians ask me if it is wise for me to publicly criticize the local, visible churches as I do here on this blog, in my books, and in person with friends and acquaintances,...
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How to Find a Good Church
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening...
Continue ReadingHow to Find a Good ChurchReal Love and its Counterfeits
John 13:34-35 ESV A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. (35) By this all people will know that you are my disciples,...
Continue ReadingReal Love and its CounterfeitsThe Lord Jesus Offended Many – and He Still Does so Today
Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?” He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. Let them alone; they...
Continue ReadingThe Lord Jesus Offended Many – and He Still Does so Today“Give us Barabbas!” – When the Wicked are Chosen and the Righteous Rejected
Matthew 27:21-23 The governor again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said,...
Continue Reading“Give us Barabbas!” – When the Wicked are Chosen and the Righteous RejectedElitists Love to Creep into Church Leadership Positions
1 Timothy 3:2-3 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, (3) not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. I was thinking...
Continue ReadingElitists Love to Creep into Church Leadership PositionsWhen Our Champions Become Our Idols
1 Samuel 17:47-51, “and that all this assembly may know that the LORD saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give you into our hand.” (48) When the Philistine arose and came...
Continue ReadingWhen Our Champions Become Our IdolsHow Would John the Baptist Deal With a Wicked Person in the Church?
Today I was thinking about John the Baptist. The Lord Jesus said that John was the greatest of the prophets. John is a very interesting Bible personality because he was the last of the Old Testament prophets, coming on the...
Continue ReadingHow Would John the Baptist Deal With a Wicked Person in the Church?How I Learned About Abuse Victims being Blamed Instead of the Abuser
1Ki 18:17-18 When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is it you, you troubler of Israel?” (18) And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father's house, because you have abandoned the commandments of...
Continue ReadingHow I Learned About Abuse Victims being Blamed Instead of the AbuserWords of Wisdom from David Wells: Losing Our Virtue
The following is taken from the introduction to David F. Wells book Losing Our Virtue: Why the Church Must Recover its Moral Vision [Eerdmans, 1998]. Wells is also the author of No Place for Truth and God in the Wasteland. I...
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