7 dangerous cultures that you see in churches. Read here. To be a healthy church member is to be humble. Read here. 10 helpful attitudes of healthy, long-term pastors. Read here.
Official persecution was lifted and being a Christian — at least in name — became popular and prudent. Constantine left Rome and built a “new Rome” in the East as the new imperial capital of the empire. He chose the city of Byzantium (today’s Istanbul in Turkey) and renamed it after himself: Constantinople. The most…
Doctrine is the map that guides us on our cross-country journeying through the pages of the Bible, on the one hand, and the complexities of godly living, on the other. Doctrine is the spectacles through which we discern the stepping-stones across the rapids and through the swamps that keep our feet on the path of life. Doctrine,…
Doctrine is the map that guides us on our cross-country journeying through the pages of the Bible, on the one hand, and the complexities of godly living, on the other. Doctrine is the spectacles through which we discern the stepping-stones across the rapids and through the swamps that keep our feet on the path of life.…
Pursuing personal holiness, practicing the disciplines of discipleship and making full use of the means of grace and growth (Bible reading, daily prayer, regular fellowship, active worship and witness, and sharing in the Lord’s Supper). Seeking congregational renewal, in worship, fellowship, maturity, and outreach, with pastor and people collaborating to ensure that all minister and…
Pursuing personal holiness, practicing the disciplines of discipleship and making full use of the means of grace and growth (Bible reading, daily prayer, regular fellowship, active worship and witness, and sharing in the Lord’s Supper). Seeking congregational renewal, in worship, fellowship, maturity, and outreach, with pastor and people collaborating to ensure that all minister and…
In Thomas Watson’s book The Doctrine of Repentance he gives several aspects of true, biblical repentance. For a free PDF copy of his book click here. Observation of sin (Acts 26:18; Luke 15:17). Without a sense of sin there is no humiliation; that without humiliation there can be no repentance; and that without repentance there can be…
This is summary from Mark Driscoll’s and Gerry Breshears’ book Doctrine on what is sin. In the Old Testament sin is described and defined in many ways: As a relational breach – Gen 2-3 where because of their sin our 1st parents are separated from God and one another; they hide from God and one…
Theology Along the Way 