“Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.” (Hebrews 3:12 ESV)
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The #1 Way To Guard Against Apostasy
“Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.” (Hebrews 3:12 ESV)
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Even among Christians who are convinced that the saints’ weekly gathering is “essential,” many remain suspicious of the church’s true necessity. This suspicion is likely due to the fact that many Christians fail to understand precisely how the church is “unique.” In our day, there appears to be an alarming amount of Christians who are simply unaware of what actually …
Why Are Christians More Sympathetic Towards Ravi Zacharias Than Pastor James Coates?
It was recently discovered that Ravi Zacharias committed several counts of egregious sexual sin. Also, Pastor James Coates in Canada was recently imprisoned for continuing his church’s gatherings on Sundays. In light of these two events, many Christians seem to be making defenses for Ravi but condemning Pastor Coates, insisting that his imprisonment is not an example of genuine persecution …
Specifics for how my Church is Responding to the Crisis
Many of you have reached out with questions regarding the specifics for how Pastor Joel’s Church (The Response Church) is responding to the current crisis, as well as the current laws being enforced on churches, especially in the state of California. So in this episode, Pastor Joel shares his church’s testimony of the last couple …
Biblical Criteria for Rebelling Against Civil Authorities
In this episode, Pastor Joel provides clear, biblical criteria for when Christians should rebel against civil authorities. Have your Bibles handy for this episode, as Pastor Joel provides several examples for rebelling against civil authorties from both the Old and New Testament.
Church is “Essential” & “Unique”
In previous episodes, Pastor Joel has presented arguments for why church (the gathering of the saints) is “essential.” However, in this episode, Pastor Joel attempts to persuade our listeners that the essential nature of the church is also “unique” to the church, and therefore, can be found nowhere else.
How to Gain Unity through Charity & Persuasion
In this episode, Pastor Joel once again addresses the importance of unity. However, charity is not the only method for achieving and preserving unity among believers; the art of persuasion must be used as well.
DEAR PASTOR, PLEASE OPEN YOUR CHURCH
AN URGENT PLEA FOR UNITY I want to begin by clearly stating my motives for this letter: 1) To persuade all Christians that the Church (not merely individual believers themselves, but the gathered assembly of these believers on the Lord’s Day for the administering of the ordinary means of grace) is the most “essential” thing on the planet, and 2) …