Author: Steve

  • May 21, 2008
    This change in the authority of the church can be very frustrating to those who have devoted their lives to…

  • May 20, 2008
    It may be that God permitted the institutionalization of the church and even used it to protect the church and…

  • May 19, 2008
    Elmil Brunner interpreted the history of the church as moving from a fellowship of believers to an institution that preserved…

  • May 16, 2008
    It is interesting to reflect on Emil Brunner's analysis of how the church moved from an egalitarian fellowship under the…

  • May 15, 2008
    Let me suggest an example of how it might look to see the church as the church through which God…

  • May 14, 2008
    Being the humiliated God-community, the first task of a congregation and its pastor is to listen for the Word of…

  • May 13, 2008
    This mark of the church is a dynamic one. The writers of the epistles, both those of Paul and the…

  • May 12, 2008
    Jesus laid down the criteria for discerning the true from the false prophet, "...you will know them by their fruits."…

  • May 9, 2008
    Bonhoeffer adds community to the marks of the church. The church, as the Body of Christ, requires a corporateness. This…

  • May 8, 2008
    Without denying the sacramental quality of many aspects of life, the church has set forth certain sacraments that are based…