Category: Church Issues
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The Authority of the Bible
The rejection of the Bible as the authoritative Word of God reflects mankind’s rejection of all authority, especially man’s rejection of God’s authority.
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Book Review: Spurgeon’s Lectures to My Students
This review is over one of the reading staples of pastoral ministry: C.H. Spurgeon’s Lectures to My Students. I must state up front that the book I checked out of the Roberts Library was an early copy that does not contain all of the chapters of later editions. This review will be a little bit…
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Church Membership (Conclusion)
All worthwhile institutions and organizations have rules of membership. Continued observance is demanded from those who are honored by their membership.
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The Nature and Metaphors of the Church
understanding church membership as a conversion is not only inadequate; it is blatantly backward from the biblical instruction. Qualification for church membership always begins with repentance of sin and faith in Christ Jesus as Savior and Lord.
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Virtual Church Membership and the Biblical Definition of Membership
Once the nature and requirements of biblical church membership are adequately understood, the request for virtual church attendance can and should be effectively denied.
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Book Review: Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches
I normally try not to post two book reviews back-to-back, but next week’s post will begin a multiple-post topic. In this week’s post, I review John S. Hammett’s Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches: A Contemporary Ecclesiology. I first read this book in 2016, but recently read the updated edition. Hammett has helped me consider and…
Joel McReynolds 