Turn the Light On

Imagine, if you will, going into a dark room and trying to gather up all of the darkness and push it out the door. Would you start in the darkest corner, and try to sweep all of the darkness out?  Or get a net and try to catch it all?  The images create a pretty [...]

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Church Discipline (Part 7)

I have come across a book on the web entitled “Manual of Church Discipline” by a Reverend Eleazer Savage.  I’m not sure how the book will turn out, but I found some interesting observations just in the first chapter.  (If you would like to read the book it can be found here.)

Corrective Church Discipline is “the right [...]

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Why You Want A King (Part 2)

So you want a king?  I think we all desire a king or a sovereign if you will.  But the truth is everyone must have a sovereign, because everyone must have a law system.  In order to have a law system, you must have someone with authority that gave and supports that law system.  Hence the need [...]

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Why You Want A King (Part 1)

You may say to yourself that you don’t want a king. You’d rather be king then to serve someone else. That may be true, however as a collective people, I believe that we desire a king.
The story of Israel’s first king is found in 1 Samuel 5.  The Israelites went to Samuel and demanded a [...]

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Nicolaitans

But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.  (Revelation 2:6)Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.  (Revelation 2:15)
So what was this hated doctrine of the Nicolaitans?  It must have been pretty bad for God to say He hated [...]

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The Case of Touchy Tom

Christianity Today has recently posted an article on a modern-day excommunication within a baptist church.  The article can be found here.
 As you read through the article, it appears Tom’s membership was put to a vote by the general assembly.  This in my mind seems inappropriate, although seemed to have produced the correct results in this [...]

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The Moses Model

On simplemindedpreacher, there was a discussion about a form of church governance called the Moses Model.  In the Moses Model, the senior pastor serves in the same role and function as Moses did, with the elders and board, being subject to his leadership.
I have a problem with the Moses Model, because I don’t think it was [...]

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Authority Refined

Ok.  I keep getting these answers for what authority is for.  Because the question remains:  “authority for what?”  I want to keep a running list of the purposes of the authority that we receive from God. 
This post will remain a work in progress, and subject to being updated from time to time.
I want to make [...]

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The Upside-Down Kingdom

Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘ The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.This was the LORD’s doing, And it is marvelous in our eyes’? (Matthew 21:42)
Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, “ Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and [...]

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Authority To Lead

In a discussion on the role of different offices within the church, someone made the comment that the scriptures imply that pastors are to lead the flock.
Naturally I had a question.  My question was not whether or not they held this authority to lead, but rather “lead them where?”
I like to refer to the Church [...]

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