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Hello everyone and welcome back to Deeper Waters where we are diving into the ocean of truth. We’ve gone through the ICBI statement and having done that now, I think it’s time that we really talked about the future of Inerrancy. Where do we see the doctrine going? My commenter, Bryan, from last night is that there are further commentaries on the statement and more and more evangelicals explaining what is meant. There can be no denial ...

As a church we have recently transitioned to a more formalized membership. One of the questions that comes up is “why?” Why should I become a member of a church? Below are five reasons I like to provide. There are more, but this is a good start. 1) It Reflects the Gospel: Church membership is essentially the outward demonstration of the spiritual reality of being united to Christ and his body. Being a part of Christ’s body means tha...

I’ve been spending some serious head space thinking about the ramifications of living without regrets. Lately. I’ve met too many people full of them. Here is what I know: “Most people die with their music still inside them.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes LIVE FULLY. DIE EMPTY. ...

In Matthew 28, the Great Commission, Christians are instructed to bring the gospel to all people and nations. Think about how radical this is. It is a command to transgress the ethnic, national, and social boundaries of this world with the gospel. Of course, Christians are to do this in an honorable, charitable, and tactful way. But make no mistake about it, it is a command to make converts from people’s current systems to Christianity....

Jason at “Bartender of Grace” has written an excellent post called “Religion Rehab, Part 1.” This is Part 1 because, you guessed it, there’s a Part 2 on the way, according to Jason. In his post, Jason suggests several ways to help people move away from a life of religion and toward life in Jesus Christ. Like any good rehab program, he has included 12 steps, although he only writes abo...

In the introduction to this series, I explained how I thought that people today tend to compartmentalize their lives. Because of this, we often compartmentalize what we consider the mission of God as well. In a previous post, I considered proclamation of the gospel as part of the mission of God as demonstrated and taught by Jesus and Paul. Next, I looked at their example of strengthening believers as part of their...

There have been people throughout the course of my life whom I’ve said… “I  don’t know what it is, but I just don’t like them.” If I were really honest it would probably be because they got ahead of me in some area of life and that ugly green monster is rearing its head in my heart. My guess is a lot of the people we “don’t like,” we don’t want to be around, or we’re critical o...

Hello everyone and welcome back to Deeper Waters where we are diving into the ocean of truth. Per our last post, we have not received a response from Pastor Tim and my posts mentioning my blog were deleted, although thankfully someone else has posted a link to my blog. We’ll just wait and see what happens. For tonight, we’ll continue with our look at the ICBI statement and see what we find in Article XIX, which reads as follows: We af...

I often write about eating together as the church. I think that sharing meals is incredibly important for the church. In Scripture, one of the most common activities among followers of Jesus Christ is eating together. I want to point out a post and a Facebook comment that help round out the importance of sharing food (breaking bread) together as the family of God. First, Felicity at “Simply Church” ask...

In the introduction to this series, I explained how I thought that people today tend to compartmentalize their lives. Because of this, we often compartmentalize what we consider the mission of God as well. In a previous post, I considered proclamation of the gospel as part of the mission of God as demonstrated and taught by Jesus and Paul. In the last post, I looked at their example of strengthening believers as p...