I remember the first time I heard about a “house-church.” My initial impression was, “What is the big deal? Most congregations begin in the homes of Christians.” Then I was told, the modern house-church movement thinks homes are the only scriptural place for a church to assemble. My ears perked up at that point and… Read More »
Where We Stand: Women Leading In Worship (part 2)
Welcome to the conclusion of our two-part series on women leading the corporate worship of Christ’s church where Christian men are present. The simple and easily understood teaching of our Lord is women are not allowed to preach or teach when individual Christians are, “gathered together to break bread”-Acts 20:7. This leaves two glaring questions… Read More »
Where We Stand: Women Leading In Worship (part I)
It often makes me wonder what Christians looking down from heaven must think of us right now. Our congregations are slipping off into apostasy in such an open and blatant way. It is quickly becoming a minority view to say a woman should not lead a congregation during worship. So, what would Peter, Chloe, Paul,… Read More »
What Is Restorationism And Why Do We Insist On It?
For most of our religious friends, the idea of “restoring the New Testament church” is just not their concern. I am not saying they don’t read and try to follow their Bibles. They just don’t think it necessary to imitate the faith, worship, and practice they see reflected in apostolic congregations. This is, and always… Read More »
Three-Eye John
Written language can be difficult to understand. Take a look at the title of this article. I would imagine a few of you know exactly what those words mean. If not, forgive me if I leave you in suspense for a bit. Have you ever stumbled upon someone with a different interpretation of a Bible… Read More »
Release These Chains!
Our annual study of a specific spiritual topic comes to a close today. The title of the series, Chains Of Our Own Choosing, reflects the ease with which we can find ourselves overwhelmed by a highly addictive and still relatively new, technology. In fact “TheFacebook” as it was called at the time began exactly 20-years… Read More »
Apostasy, Prophesy, and Restoration
Growing up the son of a deacon in the 13th and Main congregation in Blytheville, Arkansas, I heard many a sermon about “the great apostasy” prophesied by the Holy Spirit. The gist of the lessons was this: The church was built the way God, through Jesus, desired it. The Holy Spirit gave perfect instruction. The… Read More »
CENI: Communication or Interpretation
Every six months or so, it seems there is an attack on “CENI.” Opponents decry this “intellectual relic from an earlier time.” We are told we need a “new hermeneutic” or a “Jesus-centered approach” to face the issues of the 21st century. Just this month, the Christian magazine Pressing On published a special edition entitled,… Read More »