Churches Need the Whole Counsel of God
If we don’t hear the whole counsel of God preached, then God will remain a stranger and our churches will be shaped by people’s opinions.
If we don’t hear the whole counsel of God preached, then God will remain a stranger and our churches will be shaped by people’s opinions.
Because God has accomplished the unity of all things in Christ, those who are in Christ pursue unity in all things.
Dane Ortlund asks: “When you look at the glorious older saints in your church, how do you think they got there?” Perhaps we should ask them.
Local church membership is the necessary outward expression of the universal Church, gospel fidelity, and a commitment to our communal faith.
We must be hospitable, showing love to the stranger. But this doesn’t mean the church must blindly trust everyone or believe every story.