by admin | Oct 8, 2023 | Culture and Cultural Decay, Evangelism, Idolatry
In this final post on Church Growth Tactics Are Not Evangelism, I am going to wade into the contemporary music debate as it relates to use of such music in worship of God. As I wade into this debate, I freely acknowledge that I know next to nothing about music theory....
by admin | Oct 1, 2023 | Culture and Cultural Decay, Evangelism, Idolatry
There are yet two important topics we should cover to help us better understand the danger of the power and expansion of the Church Growth Movement. The first is the Church Growth Movement’s ties to and roots in the New Age Movement. Tim Keller, who recently died, is...
by admin | Oct 1, 2023 | Culture and Cultural Decay, Doubt, Idolatry, Sin, Temptation
Homosexuality is a divisive issue, particularly when it comes to the church. For the moment, let’s set aside the questions of whether the Bible is ambiguous on the practice of homosexuality and whether homosexuality is a gene designed by God and acceptable...
by admin | Sep 24, 2023 | Culture and Cultural Decay, Evangelism, Idolatry
If you have not read Parts 1 and 2, you should go back and read them before continuing here. Parts 1 and 2 include helpful background information necessary to understand this post. Joe, you may say, the Church Growth Movement doesn’t really exist anymore and doesn’t...
by admin | Sep 20, 2023 | Christian Perfection, Following Christ, Holiness, Obedience, Personal Responsibility, Teachings of Jesus
Romans chapters 7 and 8 seem to be somewhat confusing to understand. Quite a number of folks stumble over the meaning of chapter 7, in which Paul makes the argument that the good we want to do we do not, and the evil we want to stop doing we still practice. Some folks...