In 1 Corinthians 14:24, Paul starts out, “if all of you are prophesying… .” Let me stop right there. Paul’s very statement there is significant, because he makes the assumption that it is possible for everyone to prophesy . . . Paul directly assumes that everyone can prophesy, and it implies that it is a normal part of the gathering together process.
What were the sequence of events that occurred on that Holy Week almost 2000 years ago? Church tradition says that Jesus was crucified on Friday, and rose on Sunday morning, but this is highly improbable since Jesus said that He… Read More ›
Introduction The observance of the Sabbath, who should observe and when and even how, has been a topic of discussion for thousands of years. It’s not a surprise that this topic has surfaced again in our current age. The Jews… Read More ›
One thing that was becoming obvious, even then, to many in the Kingdom of God, was that the traditional church system was not a scriptural model, and was already suffering from increasing corruption, and had become a top heavy hierarchical monstrosity that would not survive if it was part of a business. And therein was much of the issue, too, that the church looked more like corporate business pedaling religion than the intimate redeemed community that was set up by Jesus and His apostles.
In 1 Corinthians 14:24, Paul starts out, “if all of you are prophesying… .” Let me stop right there. Paul’s very statement there is significant, because he makes the assumption that it is possible for everyone to prophesy . . . Paul directly assumes that everyone can prophesy, and it implies that it is a normal part of the gathering together process.
Introduction The observance of the Sabbath, who should observe and when and even how, has been a topic of discussion for thousands of years. It’s not a surprise that this topic has surfaced again in our current age. The Jews… Read More ›
I’ve been down the traditional road, but over the past fifteen years, or so, however, I have been taken beyond tradition by some of the most simple truths of scripture.
What were the sequence of events that occurred on that Holy Week almost 2000 years ago? Church tradition says that Jesus was crucified on Friday, and rose on Sunday morning, but this is highly improbable since Jesus said that He… Read More ›
As Christians in the twenty-first century in the Western world, we see the commercialization of Christmas and how St. Nicholas was changed to a secular magical figure. But the lessons we learn from the life of St. Nicholas can remind us how we ought to live each day.
Is it time to win back our nation, to take it back for God? Is this the mission and the purpose of God’s people in our age?
Jesus didn’t come to tell everybody the Good News that we can go to heaven when we die. He came to declare that the Kingdom of God, or as Matthew calls it the Kingdom of Heaven, has come to this earth.
This was not what I was accustomed to on Sunday mornings, where hymns were sung with an expected austerity that was interpreted as reverence. But in this young assembly, I saw other young people celebrating the God I had become so deeply endeared to. I realized that my emotions, given by God, could be expressed so that others may see my joy in being His child. This experience was a game changer for me.
At His birth the angels proclaimed, “Peace on earth, goodwill to men.” But that was so long ago! Where is the promised peace and goodwill to all?
One of the most common arguments against organic fellowships (aka “home church”, “simple church”, “house church,” etc.) is the argument around heresy. Heresy, simply put, is wrong teaching, or teaching that strays from what is accepted as truth. It is… Read More ›
One thing that was becoming obvious, even then, to many in the Kingdom of God, was that the traditional church system was not a scriptural model, and was already suffering from increasing corruption, and had become a top heavy hierarchical monstrosity that would not survive if it was part of a business. And therein was much of the issue, too, that the church looked more like corporate business pedaling religion than the intimate redeemed community that was set up by Jesus and His apostles.
Beyond Traditon 