NOTE: The following is a copyrighted excerpt from the entry “Church Government” in the Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization(ed. George T. Kurian; Blackwell), authored by Andreas Köstenberger. At the heart of Congregationalism is the belief that local congregations are to govern their own affairs. This stands in contrast...
We closed our series out in Hebrews with chapter 13. This book and chapter have given us an excellent lead in to our next book Ephesians as we will see reinforcing statements like love others, serve in oneness, affirming plural eldership, not giving up your faith, remaining...
1 Corinthians 12:26 If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. There was a mouse looking through a hole in the wall, in his shock he sees the the farmer and his wife open a package. In that package...
Biblical Unity. What is it? Unity in spirit, says Bonhoeffer, is from God's sovereign establishment, from his book, Life Together. Thus He views her as a collective person. This collective person has been entrusted to the elders, prophets, priests and kings to help guide her in...
1. Intensity has a focal point Intensity is not only energy its wisdom. It's not not just energy its focus. Sometimes we see someone running around doing a lot of "work" and we think that person is intense. Or we see a speaker flailing his arms and...