God's Church, God's Plan: Membership
Who is a Christian? We have neither the right to require less than God requires or to require more.
Things We Should Believe
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Scripture's clarity on the fact that Christianity is a taught faith requires occasional reviews of the faith's fundamentals. However, caution must be exercised to make sure we are teaching what we should believe, not merely what we have always heard.
God's Church, God's Plan: Fellowship
Paul's involvement with the Corinthian church demonstrates some principles for working out the specifics of fellowship with other believers.
Christians Only
A concern to be a church modeled after the intent we find revealed in the New Testament invites us to a concern for unity and a call to all who would ...
A Mooring in a World of Choices
In a world where the common understanding of the church is that it consists of what one writer has called a "bewildering array of churches," we appeal...
Christ in the Community (Acts 3:1-4:31)
In a post-Christian society where Christians are akin to foreign missionaries, God's people will do well to remember the lessons for preaching and liv...
Christ's Body: A Gallery of Pictures
Being aware of the many New Testament figures to describe God's covenant community gives us a greater understanding of our identity and mission. To ge...
"Right Name"? - Wrong Question
The tendency by some to narrowly refer to the Lord's church by one "name" often belies a sectarian spirit that is unbiblical and hinders a call to be ...
Church Matters
The church is secondarily important to Christ, but that does not mean it is of little or no importance. As the community comprising Christ's body, the...
Looking at the Word With Eyes Wide Open
In order to find truth, we must be willing to always look at God's word in a honest way that admits that we too can learn and change, even when the su...
The Problem of Accountability
With respect to seeing our children make a faith commitment, we search for an answer that does not deny the religious experience of the child from a C...