Doctor Martin Luther (1483-1546). There are days worth remembering, for in remembering, we find hope. And we need hope now more than ever. Many Protestant churches will have an October festival. Some will even have a hymn-sing on the last Sunday in October or the first Sunday in November—a wonderful tradition. The Protestant Church is […]
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Guy Waters discuss the Sabbath and the storyline of Scripture, practical benefits of the Sabbath, dangers of neglecting the Sabbath, along with his book, The Sabbath As Rest and Hope for the People of God (Crossway, 2022). What you’ll hear in this episode How a good
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Your digital device is already out of date. The latest upgrade is behind the curve before it’s even released. But don’t worry. They’ll sell you the next operating system (they fixed the bugs in the last one), a sharper camera (more focus and greater detail), and better connectivity soon enough. New. Improved. Improving. Latest. Our
During this season at Servants of Grace, we’ve been considering the confessions, creeds, and catechisms inside the local church. Today, many believe that truth is all about how we feel, or they dismiss the place of doctrine in the Christian Life. Some even believe they can live the Christian life without being part of the
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You can learn theology by reading good books, but if you want to see theology connect with life, listen to someone pray. Prayer is theology gone live. J. I. Packer defines theology as, “first the activity of thinking and speaking about God (theologizing), and second the product of that activity.”[i] Our theology, what we believe
One of the greatest joys of the Christian life is knowing that we have not only been purchased by the shed blood of Jesus Christ, but that we have been joined together to Christ by faith. We are counted as members of His very Body. The beauty of this consists in the fact that all
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The Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, the Athanasian Creed, the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith…These are just a few of the many creeds and confessions of the Church. In fact, the local church I pastor collectively embraces these creeds and confessions. But why do we need them? As someone who holds to Sola Scriptura
The Research Center at Arizona Christian University says, “Individuals who call themselves Christian are the largest of the various “Christian” segments evaluated and include the broadest spectrum of theological points of view. In total, currently, about seven out of every ten adults (69%) adopt the label “Christian” to identify their faith.” The study also states