“What kind of church should I look for?” “What makes a healthy church?" These are important questions for anyone to ask, whether they are a new believer looking to join a local church for the first time, or if it's a long time believer looking to assess the church they are involved with to [...]
Written by host, Tyler Rutherford Depression is one of the biggest mental health challenges in the United States. But it’s also one of the most difficult subjects to talk about—especially for Christians. Depression comes in many forms. It can be situational. Genetic. Substance-induced. Chemical. Regardless of the cause or specific type of depression, it can [...]
There are many ways that the Church can utilize technology to reach people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Especially in the midst of COVID-19, local churches should be able to immediately pivot from meeting in-person to meeting online. If you are a Pastor, these items might sound familiar. If not, we would encourage you [...]
It can be really easy to call out worship artists for not sticking to Biblical truths in their lyrics, but what about artists who faithfully sing the truths of the Word week-in and week-out? There are many overlooked artists that write and record wonderful, Biblically sound, Christ-exalting music. So we wanted to put together a [...]
The Gospel: Explained Simply The ‘Gospel’ The word Gospel simply means “good news”. It’s critically important to understand that. The Bible is not a book that tells us what we have to do to earn salvation. It is a book that tells us what God already did to achieve and secure our salvation. God [...]
In a previous article, we looked at Pilgrim’s Progress for 4 different reasons for backsliding. Backsliding is simply the action relapsing back into sinful actions or mindset. It is a cliche but very relevant issue as we, sinners, try to live a life that pleases God. John Bunyan (1628-1688) had some input for the reasons [...]
‘Backsliding’ is a term we often hear in church culture, and we see it in Scripture as a reference to Israel's 'backsliding', but what does it mean? Simply put, backsliding is the action relapsing back into sinful actions or mindset. It is a cliche but very relevant issue as we, sinners, try to live a [...]
These days, Christians and non-Christians alike are fighting over politics and policy change. In times like these, it is important to step back and examine what role politics has in the Christian faith, and how Christians are supposed to interact with politics. So let's get started... A FEW BASIC TRUTHS ABOUT CHRISTIANITY - Why [...]
By Westminster Divines. The original text of 1646, from the manuscript of Cornelius Burges, Assessor to the Westminster Assembly, with the Assembly’s proof texts, as published in the modern critical edition of 1937 by S. W. Carruthers. Chapter I. Of the Holy Scripture. I. Although the light of nature and the works of creation and [...]
The First Main Point of Doctrine Divine Election and Reprobation The Judgment Concerning Divine Predestination Which the Synod Declares to Be in Agreement with the Word of God and Accepted Till Now in the Reformed Churches, Set Forth in Several Articles Article 1: God’s Right to Condemn All People Since all people have sinned in Adam [...]
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