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Excommunicating Apostates
Over at the Roman Catholic Called to Communion blog (home to a number of apostate “Reformed” folks), the topic of excommunication came up. Apparently, one of the folks there (Christopher Lake) who wants to leave his church for Rome has been receiving at least the threat of godly discipline (link to comment). I am glad…
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Starbucks Christianity
This video (link), which I don’t endorse, provides a “parable” regarding how Starbucks would look if it were marketed like a church. While there are a number of amusing aspects to the video, the apparent underlying message (that the church, to be successful, should be more like Starbucks) is wrong. Yes, there are bad things…
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Thomas Smythe on Church Harmony
The Virginia Huguenot has provided a list of 12 ways to enhance the harmony of one’s church, taken from the great Southern Presbyterian, Thomas Smythe (link). It’s rich in Scriptural truth, and promotes the peace and unity of the body. An excellent preventative medicine for every generation. Enjoy! -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!
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Church Discipline and Holiness
Criticism of “Protestant” church discipline, with a positive example illustrated in this video by Dr. James White (just under 15 minutes long): [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcPtxSFK9g8&hl=en&fs=1] This is partly to provide balance to my criticism of Rome in these two recent posts (first post) (second post). Notice that Rome is not alone in failing to do proper church…