I want to discuss something that is near and dear to my heart. That is the role and goal of traditional pastoral ministry. I believe our current model is the direct opposite of what the scripture teaches. I will use Ephesians 4:11-16 as a basis. It reads… 11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the...

Church Membership is baloney. Anyone trying to sale it, is selling baloney. There is but one church and Jesus is the head of one church not multiple churches and whoever is hidden in Christ is part of this church, logistically we may express the church, but the church is a whole not parts. With that entry I want to talk about church membership, especially this...

I was asked a question on church discipline and through thinking about it all, I have come to the conclusion that we may not have enough information to make it a consistent practice. I am just thinking here but here are a few questions. 1. What if a spouse or child living under your roof falls under a specific sin that you would discipline somone in the church for?...

I want to be clear about something. I want to include a small doctrnial statement to preface the posts going forward and a few things that I am questioning. Just in case :0 1. I believe in the virgin birth, eternality, divinity, sinlessness of Jesus Christ. 2. I believe in the physical death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. 3. I believe that...

This is more of a philosophical wrestling than it is a theological treatise of types. Being a “Calvinist” (of some sorts) for the last 6 plus years was very rewarding. I learned a great deal under that specific theological persuasion. A good deal about myself and others. Especially things such as tolerance, patience and how to debate lovingly. It was...

I put “biblical” in quotations for a reason. That reason is that I believe even the writers of the New Testament could have been conditioned by their environment. I know that says a lot about inspiration and all, but I have to believe that. Cultural Conditions and Their Biblical Influence I have to first say, I believe Paul to be a victim of his...

T.C.R, the prolific blogger that he is, posted something a little while ago about the unreached being saved. Here is the post for context . I remember a few years ago my wife and I got into about a 2 hour argument about this issue. I think the question was actually generated in a small group in which I was instructing and my answer was the age old Reformed answer...