What should Christians look for in a local church? “Traditionally, Reformed theology has taught that there are three marks of a gospel church: (1) the true preaching of the Word; (2) the right administration of the sacraments; and (3) the exercise of church discipline. These are all essential. But another way of getting at this […]
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Why are the Reformed confessions and catechisms useful for the church today? “Confessions and catechisms help in at least three ways. First, they can be used to clearly articulate and proclaim what we believe. We want to be transparent about our convictions, and there is nothing clearer and more transparent than a shared public confession.
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“Our generation is obsessed with excitement and entertainment, making the ordinary sound boring. All the same, most people do not want their search for food to be truly exciting, as if the outcome were unsure. You want to walk to the fridge or go to the restaurant and know food will be available. Even when
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“Pastors need two things more than anything else today–the wisdom of the multitude of pastor/theologians who have lived and died wise and faithful lives before them, and the wisdom of the elderly in the church today. By neglecting these two things, many set themselves up for ultimate failure.” Nicholas Batzig, The Shoulders of Giants, the
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“This servant ‘Israel’ took flesh in the person of Jesus Christ. From the moment of His birth, He reenacted Israel’s history, going down to Egypt so that He could be the true son whom God called out of Egypt (Matt. 2:15, quoting Hos. 11:1). Just as Israel passed through the Red Sea, Jesus passed through
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