I’ve been introducing mgpc to the biblical concept of ‘means of grace’ over the last few weeks. This has also involved reminding them that the salvation the Bible teaches is a corporate experience with individual implications, not an individual experience with corporate implications. Some folk think that Christian growth primarily should take place in personal …
Some folk have the misguided notion that getting degrees is what qualifies you for pastoral ministry and leadership in the church. Educational attainments are tools, not qualifications. And they are no substitute for a pastor’s heart. From the Crossway blog: Thinking is not about: Going to school Getting degrees Having prestige The superiority of intellectuals …
Darryl Dash believes this is the archetypical political candidate for our times. After our recent Australian Federal Election I think I know what he means. Details Are For Elitists — DashHouse.com, posted with vodpod
From R.C. Sproul’s lecture ‘The Tyranny Of The Weaker Brother’. If a person has a scruple I do not share and it is a scruple unto the Lord, then I have to bend over backwards to be caring and not flaunt my liberty in their face. I should do the act that is indifferent but …
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