Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Romans 12:10
Love One Another
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. Jn. 13:34-35
Spiritual Maturity
Since seminary tends to academize the faith, making it a world of ideas to be mastered (I will write about this at length later in this book), it is quite easy for students to buy into the belief that biblical maturity is about the precision of theological knowledge and the completeness of their biblical literacy. […]
What Are Emotions ?
Since we are dealing with the negative and destructive emotions that result from sexual assault, we must deal with what emotions are and are not. Emotions are based on cognitive assessment and belief; they are not simply experienced. An emotion is not an impression—a feeling or a unique sort of internal experience that just happens […]
Responding to Confrontation
Just as there is a biblical way to confront, there is also a biblical way to respond to confrontation. If someone confronts you about a sin or offense, you can help in several ways to ensure the process has a genuinely redemptive outcome First, humbly and prayerfully. Second, confess and ask forgiveness where possible. If […]
Incarnational Ministry to the Neighbors
Community groups [Parish Groups] can be understood as the incarnational ministry of the church. As Timothy Lane and Paul Tripp note in How People Change, “Change is a community project.” Sanctification takes place as we live out the gospel together. This means that the conviction that comes from the proclamation of the Word leads to […]
You Will Live If You Live
So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are […]
The First Step of the Journey
Naming and describing the evil done to you does not ensure automatic personal healing. However, it does provide clarity regarding sexual assault, and it allows for acknowledgment. If sexual assault is not defined, named, or described, then it remains hidden. Telling the truth about sexual assault by acknowledging the traumatic experience is one important aspect […]
Essential Nature of Parish Bible Studies
During the gathering we proclaim the Word through preaching and respond in worship of Jesus. What this produces in the believer and nonbeliever alike is conviction through the Holy Spirit. Nature: Attractional Purpose: Corporate worship and proclamation of the Word Product: Conviction This in itself is progress for the gospel, but it should not end […]