The Great Commission is not only Christ’s mandate for world missions it is also His pattern for the local church (Acts 14:21-22). “After they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, ‘Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God’” (Acts 14:21-22).
Read moreThe Importance of Christ’s Ascension and Intercession
Christ is now at the right hand of God, a place of honor and authority. As the God-man, He receives the government of heaven and earth and the church. An administration of power is committed to Him. But He is not a mere passive recipient. He is actively engaged in ruling, protecting and perfecting His church by His Spirit.
Read moreSix Catalysts of the Great Falling away from the Faith By Jay Wegter and Shane Haffey
Even faithful, Bible-believing Christians can be subject to fears during uncertain times of national and global crises. During chaos and instability true believers tend to become increasingly alert to the importance of doctrine and are eager to treat theology with the importance and practicality it deserves in all seasons (2 Tim 4:2). There is value in exploring the ‘big picture’ themes in eschatology. The apostles and our Lord have expounded these themes to stabilize and prepare the saints for the consummation of the age. God desires that His people grasp the ‘why’ behind the events which lead up to the Day of the Lord. For redemptive history’s consummation is about the King and His kingdom of light dramatically overcoming the worldwide thrall of the kingdom of darkness.
Read moreRecovering the Divine ‘Blueprint’ for Gender and Sexuality in an Age of ‘Woke’
In the context of current culture, ‘woke’ means “alert to racial prejudice and discrimination.” Beginning in the 2010s, it came to encompass a broader awareness of social inequalities such as sexism, and has also been used as shorthand for left-wing ideas involving identity politics and social justice.i The following section of this paper (up to, but not including Roman numeral one) expresses how the political left views Biblical Christianity’s convictions on gender and sexuality. What Scripture teaches about gender and sexuality is viewed by the progressives as a form of discrimination known as sexism.
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