Occasional thoughts from Rob and Randy's (metaphorical) desks.
We often hear God calling Jesus "His beloved Son" in the same way that we hear an earthly Father saying "I love my son." But what if what God is saying is closer to "this is my chosen champion"? Would that change the way you think of Jesus?...
How many paths are there in life? Hundreds? Thousands? Millions?!?! What if told you there are only two?...
The Bible never tells us to apologize. Seriously. It tells us to do something else....
Why do we sing? Do musicians compose melodies only to aid us in memorizing words? Or does music also serve another purpose?...
Some final thoughts on the practical need for local church membership....
As a Christian, I'm a member of the body of Christ. Why, then, do we talk about also being a member of a local church?...
When Scripture describes the role of elder, it uses language that cannot be understood without the idea of church membership....
The way Scripture describes the discipline of sinners is only possible in the context of the local church....
Is the church only those who are saved? Or is it everyone that shows up on a Sunday morning? The answer is somewhere in between, and it might be less black and white than we want....
Understanding how the Bible speaks of church membership requires a different way of using Scripture than we might be used to....
We often hear God calling Jesus "His beloved Son" in the same way that we hear an earthly Father saying "I love my son." But what if what God is saying is closer to "this is my chosen champion"? Would that change the way you think of Jesus?...
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