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Challenging Churchianity
Category Archives: Theology
We Need Christ
Martin Luther (1483-1546) strongly challenged the church of his day over un-biblical practices like forgiving sins for financial contributions or the veneration of artifacts, that were drastically clouding over the Good News. It’s recorded that Luther’s spiritual father at the time pleaded … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, History, Ministry, Pastorate, Reformation, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged 1 Corinthians 2:1-2, Christ, churchianity, common people, corruption, cultural relevance, excellence of speech, good news, Him crucified, indulgences, Jesus, Johannes Tietzel, Martin Luther, Protestant, reformation, religion, ritual, Roman Catholic, spiritualism, testimony of God, the Gospel, tradition, veneration, wisdom, worship
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Training Pastors in God’s Word
One of the highlights of my time in Kenya were the two days I spent with the students and faculty of the Berean School of Ministry in the city of Tala. The school began a year ago when three pastors … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, Ministry, news, Pastorate, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged Africa, Berean, Bible, Bible school, Christianity, church, integrity, Isaac Mathembe, Joshua Mbohdo, Kenya, pastors, Peter Kaloki, rightly divide, School of Ministry, Scripture, students, Tala, theology, training, Word of God, Word of Truth
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God Hates Abuse
Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise (Ephesians 6:2). Usually this devotional blog is on the lighter side; today is different. I grew up in a home of abuse. There were good times, as there … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Ministry, Pastorate, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged child, child abuse, church, dishonorable, divorce, elder abuse, emotional, Ephesians 6:2, Exodus 20:12, family, home, honor father, honor mother, husband, Love, neglect, parent, parental abuse, pastor, physical, sexual, spiritual, spiritual leader, spouse, spouse abuse, unpardonable sin, wife
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The Holiness of God
There are those today who call themselves Christians and see little or no difference between the child of God and the child of the Devil (John 8:44, 47); believing that all people reflect God in their lives. The Holy God … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, History, Ministry, Pastorate, Reformation, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged aliens, blood of Jesus, children of God, children of the devil, Christ Jesus, church, church revitalization, citizens, common, covenants, Ephesians 2:11-13, Ephesians 2:19, holiness of God, Holy God, household of God, in our image, Israel, Jesus, John 8:44, John 8:47, Mona Lisa, near to God, no hope, Open Bible Churches, ordinary, promise, saints, strangers, Sunday, without Christ, without God
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Converted to Christ or the Church
Today Christians no longer address unbelievers as “heathens,” “pagans,” “unregenerate,” “unsaved,” “reprobate,” or “sinners.” Instead, we kindly refer to them as “unchurched”, as if the Church is the unbeliever’s great need. The Church cannot die to redeem a life dead … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, History, Ministry, Pastorate, Reformation, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged church, churchianity, conversion, eternal life, evangelism, God the Father, heathen, John 14:6, kingdom of darkness, kingdom of light, missional church, missional movement, missions, pagan, redemption, reprobate, righteousness, salvation, sin, sinner, the life, the truth, the way, unchurched, unregenerate, unsaved
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Keep Portland Weird
Portland, Oregon, is the largest major city near to where I live. The un-official motto of the City of Portland is “Keep Portland Weird”; from city sanctioned “naked bike rides” through parks, to a twice-elected mayor who is a homosexual … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, Ministry, Pastorate, Reformation, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged actions, Acts 5:42, Bible, christian, Christianity, church, evangelism, God, Islam, keep Portland weird, lifestyle, ministry, Mormons, Oregon, Portland, preaching, relationships, religion, sharing your faith, Spirituality, theology, Thoughts, witnessing
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The Gospel
Paul begins his “Gospel” of Romans with man’s sinfulness. Read Romans 1 and 2. Without a divine revelation of man’s utter and total sinfulness, there is no need for the righteousness that comes only from God. Without a consideration of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 John 4:8, 1 Peter 1:15, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, 2 Timothy 3, 2 Timothy 3:1 - 4:5, 2 Timothy 4, acceptance, Apostasy, being good, Bible, christian, Christianity, church, churchianity, compromise, crucifixion, Deuteronomy 29:3-4, division, end times, Ephesians 5:8-17, God hates, God is holy, God is just, God is love, God is severe, God is vengeful, God's wrath, good news, Gospel, Gospel of Jesus, Heaven, Hell, idolatry, Inspiration, invite people to church, invite to church, Isaiah 29:10, Isaiah 29:13, Isaiah 64:6, Jeremiah 17:9, Jesus Christ, Jesus died, judgment, last days, light of the world, Love, loving Jesus, Matthew 10:34, Matthew 5:13-16, ministry, News, Noah, offended, offensive, preach the Word, prophecy, prophetic calling, prophets, prosperity, reformation, Reformed theology, relationships, religion, religious, repentance, revelation, Romans 1, Romans 11:22, Romans 1:18, Romans 1:32, Romans 2, Romans 3:21-23, Romans 3:23-26, Romans 3:26, salvation, Savior, self-righteousness, sin, sinners, Spirituality, sword, theology, Thoughts, total depravity
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Loving God AND Your Country
This article on Loving God AND Your Country is well written and thought provoking. What does it mean to “love your country”? How does loving your country fit within a Christian context? Particularly challenging for American Christians. http://www.reformation21.org/articles/loving-god-and-your-country.php
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, History, Ministry, news, Pastorate, Politics, Prayer, Reformation, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged America, Americanism, Christ, Christianity, church, faith, flag, God, http://www.reformation21.org, Jesus, love your country, Matthew Holst, patriotism, reformation, Reformation21.org, secular, secularism, the Bible, ungodly, USA
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Is It Time For Another Reformation?
Originally posted on Travels from Ur:
St Peter’s Rome Recently an old friend from the Catholic tradition commented on a poem I had written about the importance of acknowledging those, from the past, who had paved the way for us.…
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, History, Ministry, Pastorate, Politics, Prayer, Reformation, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged 1517, abortion, Bible, catholic tradition, christian, Christianity, church, corruption, Devotion, faith, gay marriage, Gospel, grace alone, homosexual, http://pieterstok.com/, Kingdom of God, Martin Luther, name it and claim it, Pieter Stok, pope, primacy, prosperity gospel, Protestant, reformation, Roman Catholic, Scripture, selfishness, Travels from Ur, Vatican, Wittenberg, Word of God
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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Article by Carl Trueman May 2013 For this month’s column, I thought I would offer a few reflections on Andy Stanley’s recent book, Deep and Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend. Here’s … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, America, Andy Stanley, anti-Semitism, bestiality, Carl Trueman, Christianity, church, church revitalization, churchianity, Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend, cross, culture, Deep and Wide, Gospel, happiness, history, homosexuality, incest, infanticide, Jesus, middle America, pastor, politics, Princeton University, reformation, Reformation21.org, relevant, religion, sex, sexuality, social, theology, truth, Westminster Theological Seminary
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CHALLENGING CHURCHIANITY 