Two weeks ago at Believer’s Church, my message (which is now up on our website) was entitled “You might NOT be a Christian if…you’re not part of a local church.” It’s important to catch what I’m saying. I didn’t say, “You’re NOT a Christian if you’re NOT part of a local church”, but rather “You [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Bible’
March 12, 2009
Are you for or against homosexuals? Isn’t there a third alternative?
Dr. David Powlison from the CCEF says,
I think that the believing church is usually better at knowing homosexuality is wrong than it is at creating a climate of grace for those who struggle in following Christ.
Dr. Powlison’s comments are from an interview he did over at Justin Taylor’s blog in response to this article posted [...]
August 22, 2008
Experiencing Theology: Reflections on the Holy Spirit (by Tom Fuerst)
A few months ago I wrote a post charging myself with being Too Skeptical for the Holy Spirit. I lamented, really, the fact that my Pneumatological Hermeneutic of Suspicion is always in over-drive. A few weeks later, I wrote a post delineating those Christian beliefs I considered Dogma, Doctrine, Opinion or Heresy. My friend Bryne [...]
August 22, 2008
Father, Son and Holy…Scriptures?
Growing up in in the denominational tradition I came from, there was not a great deal of teaching on the person and work of the Holy Spirit, which is probably why I began to visit charismatic churches more and more after God first saved me. In college I remember attending a Passion conference with a [...]