The Question Everyone Is Asking — And the Answer Can Women Be Deaconesses in the Presbyterian Church in America? No. Thank you for coming to my keynote speech. On one hand, the conversation really is that simple. In addition to that, almost everyone says they agree and that they aren’t ordaining women as deacons. So […]
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If you’re visiting a Reformed church for the first time, chances are you’ll notice a great deal of simplicity in the worship service. No church band, stage lighting, or fog machines. The reading and preaching of Scripture occupies center stage, along with prayer, and worship. The Lord’s Supper, possibly a baptism, and warm fellowship will
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Serving in the local church isn’t a burden—it’s a blessing. Discover why Christian service is both our duty and delight as members of Christ’s body.
Blessed Obligation: The Joy of Serving in the Local ChurchRead More
I have heard countless times that “nowhere in the Bible (which often is code for ‘there is something that Christians have taught for generations that I don’t want to do’) is church membership taught.” This “chapter and verse” hermeneutic, while seeming to nobly give Scripture its rightful authoritative place, is actually, as we shall see,
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Part III: Westminster Standards, Continued In part two, we began to look at the contribution of the Westminster divines in relation to worship and images. We looked at relevant chapters and sections, questions and answers, that dealt with the human relationship and response to God in worship and images. Part three here will focus alone
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Part II: Westminster Standards In the first part of this series, we at Reformed Dogmatika talked about what we planned on doing in this series: to deal with true worship and particularly, the concept of images from a Biblical, Theological, and Confessional perspective. We will do this at the start through a quick guide Reformed
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