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Fundamentalist Response to Ecumenism
Scott Williquette A1988 publication of One World, the magazine published by the World Council of Churches (WCC), listed a “commitment list” drafted by WCC council members at a meeting held in Spain in 1987. Two of the statements reflect the overwhelming desire of the council members to bypass all doctrinal division and bring all churches…
Read MoreTheology Matters (2.3): Defining Terms Proportionally
Mark Minnick This is a continuation of a series, the previous section was posted yesterday, other links below. In the previous portions, Dr. Minnick discussed the importance of Defining Terms Honestly and Defining Terms Accurately. Today he moves to Defining Terms Proportionally Proportion A third important criterion by which to test our theology is proportionality.…
Read MoreTheology Matters (2.2): Defining Terms Accurately
Mark Minnick This is a continuation of a series, the first section was posted yesterday, other links below. In the previous portion, Dr. Minnick discussed the importance of Defining Terms Honestly. Today he moves to Defining Terms Accurately Self-Education This leads inevitably to a second necessary application of the importance of definitions. We show our…
Read MoreTheology Matters (2.1): Defining Terms Honestly
Mark Minnick John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress recounts Christian’s visit to the instructive home of a good brother named Interpreter. This astute believer, charged by the Lord to prepare pilgrims for their journey, conducts Christian through the various rooms of his house. Each contains some parabolic lesson, but the first is especially significant. It contains a…
Read MoreTheology Matters (1.2) – How to Check Our Theology
Mark Minnick Part 1.1 published yesterday. How to Check Our Theology Given the magnitude of our theological ministry, we preachers must willingly submit our teaching to a rigorous Scriptural scrutiny. Not that we turn our people into critics, but that we be ourselves Bereans. To evaluate ourselves objectively, however, we’re going to have to abandon…
Read MoreTheology Matters (1.1) – Why Theology Matters
Mark Minnick I may not even know what a “theology” is, but I can’t avoid having one. That’s because “theo-logy” is a “word” (logos) about “God” (theos), and everyone, even an atheist, has something that he believes and says about God. He has a theology. Why Theology Matters Theology matters, therefore, in the first place,…
Read MoreLeadership from the Heart
Warren Stuber Everything rises or falls on leadership.” This has proven to be a true statement; therefore, leadership is extremely important. But what is leadership? Many define it as “influencing the thinking or activities of others toward accomplishing tasks or achieving goals in a particular situation.” Since it involves influencing others’ thinking and actions, leadership…
Read MoreHow to Listen to Preaching
Scott Williquette As a pastor, I teach and preach from God’s Word numerous times weekly. Each time I stand before my people I pray that the Lord will give them listening ears and humble, teachable spirits. But when Christians listen to preaching, or for that matter read Christian books, they must possess not just a…
Read MorePreventing Abuse in the Church
Linda Hull Recent events regarding sexual abuse within the Catholic Church remind us that sexual abuse can happen anywhere—at any time—to anyone—but the most vulnerable are women and children. [Note: this article was first published in 2003. – ed.] We church members have a special relationship with our pastors and other church leaders because we…
Read MoreRecipe for Disaster
Ralph G. Colas First published in 2005, the following article describes the state of evangelicalism almost 10 years ago, but its salient points are still relevant today. — ed. Someone has aptly declared that “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” The trip by the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) into…
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