In Christian Unity I pointed out that the Apostle Paul’s path of Christian unity called for spiritual maturity in the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 1-3; see also the prayers of Philippians 1:9-11, Colossians 1:9-12, and Ephesians 1:15-22 and 3:14-21). Leaders must discern the path that best follows Christ’s mind and soundly build upon [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Freedom in Christ’
December 3, 2007
Freedom and Conscience: The Offense Issue
From time to time we change our “worship service” – just because; because it’ll be more interesting or edifying. The consensus is “I liked it; we should do that more often.” At most, a few dissenters complain. Rarely dissenters walk out and want the change officially banned by leadership, or else. [...]
November 29, 2007
Freedom and Conscience: The Threshold Issues
Following is a quote from my blog “Clap Your Hands”, published on July 24, 2007: The one who claps embraces his freedom; and the one who forbids clapping takes refuge in his conscience. As an act of love, the free may refrain from clapping in the presence of the one with the weak conscience; [...]