What about Church Membership? The Kingdom in the Community Doctrines which drive Baptist Polity: 1. The Lordship of Jesus Christ 2. The Inspiration of Scripture 3. The Sufficiency of Scripture 4. The Priesthood of the Believer & Soul Competency Polity practices arising from these: Regenerate Church Membership Baptists draw their name from their practice of [...]

To be sent on November 1, 2006 TO: Lee Scott President and CEO Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Bentonville, AR 72716-8611 Dear Sir, We, the undersigned, respectfully request that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. cease distribution of the book known as the Holy Bible. We make this request after careful consideration, having examined numerous passages in the Holy Bible [...]

From his sermon Unity in Action:Building Up One Another Without Offending–Part 2 on Romans 14:16-23 Those passages leave no doubt that Christ died for all mankind. Certainly there are passages that say Jesus died for the elect, but we can’t conclude from them alone that He didn’t die for the rest. I can say that [...]

What about Church Membership? The Kingdom in the Community Q. Is church membership in the Bible? A. Yes, by principle if not by precept. Like the doctrine of the Trinity we have to view the entirety of scriptural revelation to find this truth, rather than having it stated in one or two verses explicitly. 2 [...]

I’m still trying to figure out this whole New Covenant Theology thing and I’ve gotten a few questions knocking around in my brain that I’d like to bounce off someone who understands (and hopefully also subscribes to) NCT. However, I’m learning that NCT is like the Emergent Church in that most who are a part [...]

9 Marks of a Healthy Church Mark 5: Biblical Evangelism (Part 2) What Evangelism Is Not: 1. Imposing Your Beliefs on Someone Else a) Christianity is about facts. Facts in the same way that 2 + 2 = 4 and that water is composed of 1 Hydrogen Molecule and 2 Oxygen Molecules. b) The Facts [...]

A while back Jeremy’s post referencing New Covenant Theology confused me. Not only did I have no idea what he was talking but neither did I have any framework by which to understand it. Considering that I make it a point to take all my theological ideas ( ) from Jeremy I decided I’d better [...]

I was hoping to be able to write about New Covenant Theology by today. However, I’m still trying to catch up on the discussion. In lieu of a half-baked post from me (did someone ask if there was another kind?) I’m going to post Chase’s comments from my Called to the Ministry post. I’m sure [...]

9 Marks of a Healthy Church 9 Marks of a Healthy Church – Mark 5: Biblical Evangelism (Part 1) The baseline question that has to be answered before we go any further in evangelism is this: What is the central purpose of evangelism? Two potential answers: 1. To win the lost – this is, of [...]

Recently I found out that a close friend of mine had decided to announce his call to the ministry. In discussing this with another friend I was asked “Oh really? Which one?” Quite honestly, the question caught me off guard. “What ministry? The ministry,” was my first reaction. However, the more I thought about it, [...]