- Disciples of Jesus belong to a polis that is more concerned about the other than they are themselves.
- Disciples of Jesus belong to a polis that is just as concerned about Guatemala as it is the United States.
- Disciples of Jesus belong to a polis that is not interested in grabbing and holding wealth for the United States rather than sharing wealth with others.
- Disciples of Jesus belong to a polis that speaks up for the weak, oppressed, and persecuted, including the unborn.
- Disciples of Jesus belong to a polis that loves their enemies rather than spewing hatred against then and demonizing them, even when those enemies are political opponents in the United States.
- Disciples of Jesus belong to a polis that speaks kindly and gently rather than with violent anger or through disruptive intrusions.
- The first rule comes from D.A. Carson and states You don’t have to follow Matthew 18 before publishing polemics.
- The second rule comes from John Murray and states You must take full responsibility for even unwitting misrepresentation of someone’s views.
- The third rule comes from Archibald Alexander and states Never attribute an opinion to your opponent that he himself does not own.
- The fourth rule is from George Gillespie and states Take your opponents’ views in total, not selectively.
- The fifth rule also belongs to Gillespie and states Represent and engage your opponents’ position in its very strongest form, not in a weak ‘straw man’ form.
- The sixth rule is Calvin’s and states Seek to persuade, not antagonize, but watch your motives!
- The seventh and final rule belongs to each of the previous six theologians and states Only God sees the heart—so remember the gospel and stick to criticizing the theology.
Does Scripture Demand Unleavened Bread in the Lord’s Supper?
To insist on bread where bread is unknown and wheat isn’t even grown would seem to hinder Christianity from ever taking on an indigenous form in such cultures. I guess Christian missionaries could teach new Christians how to grow wheat and make bread, but would that not communicate that Christianity is a foreign religion, and make of an indifferent thing a barrier to the gospel taking root?
For example, you are planting a church in Papua New Guinea; they have never seen wheat or eaten bread. After a congregation of believers gather, you want to introduce them to the Lord’s Supper. What do you do? Import bread? Teach the nationals to grow wheat and make bread? In such contexts I’d recommend using any common staple food that can be broken to fit the symbolism of Christ’s body broken for us.
7 Lies You’ve Been Telling Yourself About Church
- I don’t need to attend church to be a growing Christian.
- Church is only for Christians.
- If I don’t feel comfortable the first time, that means it’s not the right church for me.
- The measure of a good church service is how much I enjoyed it.
- Authenticity and vulnerability in people means I’ve found the right church.
- A bad experience at a church means that all churches will end in bad experiences.
- The church is measured by the quality of its congregation.
Why am I so tired after Daylight Saving starts?
Well, you’re wrong. And how! One study found that it takes up to a week for your body’s circadian rhythm — the light-based cycle that tells us when our bodies need to sleep, regardless of our conscious thoughts on the subject — to adjust to even the single-hour shift.
Like I said, I’m the son of a coach and a farmer. That means I truly love football, and I’m not afraid to work. It’s been quite a ride up until this point. I’m not going to pretend to know what happens next. I just know it won’t be easy. But that’s fine by me. I wouldn’t know what to do with easy.
Even Astronauts Get The Blues: Or Why Boredom Drives Us Nuts
Is doing something—anything—better than doing nothing? Here’s another case that confirms how much we don’t like doing nothing. Back in 80s, an airport in Houston was getting a lot of complaints about how long it took their baggage to arrive at the pick-up carousel. The vice president conducted studies, brought in consultants, and even hired more baggage handlers so that the wait time never exceeded eight minutes (an industry standard). Still, the complaints kept coming. Then the airport tried something interesting. They moved the gate farther away from baggage pickup so that fliers were walking most of the eight minutes rather than standing beside the carousel. The complaints stopped.
Prince George RCMP arrest suspect fleeing on ice floe
With Prince George RCMP in hot pursuit, an accused thief fled the scene of her alleged crime Sunday on an ice floe.
RCMP Corporal Craig Douglass says the 25 year old woman floated two kilometres down the frigid Nechako River atop the piece of ice before a police dog tracked her down.