I spent ten days going through ten indictments against the church. It was exhausting. I took the last couple of days off. Each of the indictments is right and we should all be working to respond. However, I would be guilty of massive imbalance if […]
Month: December 2014
Your Best Lie Now
Indictment 10: Lack of Discipline The Spirit makes it clear that as time goes on, some are going to give up on the faith and chase after demonic illusions put forth by professional liars. These liars have lied so well and for so long that […]
Death of Discipleship
A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes. Proverbs 13:1 He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm.” Proverbs 13:20 Indictment 9: Replacing Biblical Discipleship with sociology and psychology. […]
Holier Than Thou
14Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord. 15See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled; Hebrews 12. […]
Church Discipline – In 2014?
15 “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established […]
Whose the Real Church?
Indictment 6: Ignorance of the nature of the church. The church isn’t a building or a denomination. It’s all of those who have been regenerated into new creations by the power of God. There have been some of these creations in every church I have […]
Ignorant Invitation
Indictment Five: Ignorant Invitation. Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you […]
And Now the Really Good News
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17 When we come to know scripture, the holy and just nature of God and the depraved nature of man, […]