Theology
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Sinner or Saint?
Some Christians say “I’m just a sinner, saved by grace.” Some say that, following salvation we have received a new nature and should no longer call ourselves a sinner. Perhaps both are true. But if I am to still call myself a sinner, it should not be because I have been unchanged by the Grace…
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What Makes a Church: Version 2
This is a revision of what I shared here: Version 1 That post has the background and context for what I’m doing here. Version 2 The three cores of Christ-communities: Expanded version: Discussion I like that it reduces the number of items and simplifies it. The third section, if preached on and explained well, can…
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What Makes a Church?
What makes a church a church? Put a different way, what differentiates a church from any other social gathering? When I first started working through this exercise recently, I started with the question, “What are the markers of a healthy community of believers?” Over time, though, I decided that it would be helpful to distill…
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