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“Why doesn’t Church Discipline Ever Seem to Work?” | Jon English Lee

“Why doesn’t Church Discipline Ever Seem to Work?” | Jon English Lee

“Why doesn’t church discipline ever seem to work?” By that this person meant, “why haven’t we seen any of the excommunicated members repent and be restored?” This person had heard my previous statement about the goal being restoration and had assumed that restoration was the only goal, or perhaps even the primary goal. This is not the case. In fact, there are several goals in mind when a church practices discipline.

The Doctrine of the Trinity | 1689 2:3 | Sam Waldron

The Doctrine of the Trinity | 1689 2:3 | Sam Waldron

After decades and even centuries of neglect, the doctrine of the Trinity has become the focus of attention for theologians in recent decades. It is to be hoped that this interest of theologians will trickle down to ordinary Christians. The doctrine of the Trinity is of enormous practical importance to the serious Christian.

God’s Relation to Mankind | 1689 2:2

God’s Relation to Mankind | 1689 2:2

Modern men and contemporary theologians find it difficult in their minds to reconcile the classical theism of the Christian tradition and the Scriptures with a God who is relational. The fault is in their minds and logic not in classical theism. Paragraph 2 of Chapter 2 has for its explicit emphasis the relations of God to the world and mankind.

Ruminations on Micah 5:7-9 | Tom Nettles

Ruminations on Micah 5:7-9 | Tom Nettles

In a passage like this we see the value of two contexts of interpretation. One, we see that the entire book of Micah and the oscillating themes he employs provide interpretive direction. Two, we see the importance of the larger canonical context of doctrine as each text contributes to the body of doctrine and at the same time yields to its instruction.

Should People Use Cuss Words?

Should People Use Cuss Words?

The Bible prohibits unclean language. This includes all language that society understands be obscene or dirty. Obscenities and vulgarities refer to things that are offensively revealing, disgusting, dirty, ugly or crude.

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