by Grant Borg | Aug 10, 2022 | A Theology of the Church
According to the New Testament of the Bible, the church is a body of people who regularly gather, each having been saved by God’s grace, for his glory, through their faith in the risen Lord Jesus. The church is not a building as so many of us grew up to believe,...
by Grant Borg | Aug 9, 2022 | A Theology of the Church
As we looked at briefly last week, we all read the Bible and form an understanding of what ‘church’ is from different backgrounds and traditions. Our church stands on the heritage of the Anglican denomination, which we have a lot to be thankful for. The Anglicans in...
by Grant Borg | Aug 8, 2022 | A Theology of the Church
Jesus began his ministry on earth by proclaiming the Kingdom of God. He taught us what it was like, demonstrated its power, showed us its character, and invited us to become citizens of it. God’s Kingdom is perfectly pure and it’s eternal, so it shouldn’t come as a...
by Grant Borg | Aug 7, 2022 | A Theology of the Church
As we continue to think about God’s plan for the local church and our mission as members of it, we now turn to the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesians to better understand why God expects the church to be such a powerful witness in the world. Already in these...
by Grant Borg | Aug 6, 2022 | A Theology of the Church
Jesus never gave his disciples an unrealistic expectation of what was going to happen to them if they gave their lives to him and became members of his church. Please read these verses from Matthew 10 to see how honest Jesus was to his disciples, and by implication,...
by Grant Borg | Aug 5, 2022 | A Theology of the Church
There is only one gospel, but it is so often taught and expressed in ways that are incomplete. Let me give you an example of a true, but incomplete gospel: God is holy, and we have all sinned. The result is that we are separated from God, but in his love for us God...
