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is offered on certain Hummer models. However, I bring this example to your attention here for a reason. I want to introduce to you a recent conversation about an alignment quandary for the Christian Church. Recently I found myself informed of apparent this parallel mishap. The problem was noted by me in conversations held during regional meetings in my own Christian denominational expression. Now, let me first present that I strongly favor coordinated, ecumenical church steering aimed at the proper evangelical mission of the Christian church. However, history reveals to us that even from our spiritual beginnings, we’ve not always been rolling forward together. We know that various early doctrinal disputes and the Protestant Reformation-era tumults drove people away from the Church. This continues as more recent |
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divisions over human sexuality and child birth highlight our gross wanderings from a discernible center. Some leaders toss blame for this casually aside by recognizing that as humans we sinfully come by this scattering penchant. However, their gaslighting does not form a future course for the Church. How do our Christian “down the road” prospects look? Let’s look in the mirror to see the road ahead. Experts in biblical study point out that even the first apostles and other disciples had differences in their steerage. This was exemplified by the arrival of the “Hellenists” faction to see Jesus during his ministry, and also the inherited religious jealousies of the Jews. This tension is evidenced thoroughly by such writings that surface in Church history...
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Have Christians been captured by a “no growth” mentality? |
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Faith Alone, The Doctrine of Justification: What the Reformers Taught...and Why It Still Matters By Thomas Schreiner |