Who Is the Supper for and How Do We Fence the Table?

‘If your church is full of unrepentant sinners who Sunday after Sunday partake of the Supper as though it’s all okay, then you have a serious problem. This not only potentially deceives the partaker to their eternal detriment, but it also confuses the world on what it means to be a Christian. What lies between becoming a member and potentially disciplining members is discipling members. Through the ordinary means of grace, church members should grow to look more like Jesus.’

Advice for New Elders: Take the Low Seat

This is a good one for new elders. Probably not good advice exclusively for new elders either. Something in this for any who would serve on an eldership.

6 Arguments Satan Uses to Tempt You and 6 Responses to Use When He Does

‘Puritan John Flavel identified six arguments that Satan uses to tempt us, together with six model responses.2 Spot the voice of temptation in your life and identify how you should respond.’

The Key to Killing Sin

On a similar note to the last one: ‘Most of us default to one of two postures when we think about holiness: striving for self-justifying works (legalism) or passive apathy (licentiousness dressed up as grace). Union with Christ is the third way—we pursue holiness not to earn favor but because favor has already been lavished on us.’

The Temple of His Body

This one takes a look at what Jesus meant when he said ‘destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’

Building Healthy Churches Behind Bars

I picked up this fascinating post from Tim Challies daily A La Carte feature. Well worth a read.

From the archive: You don’t have to buy into Critical Theory to recognise systemic issues might exist

‘People sin and so the things they do are sinful and the things they setup are impacted by that same sin too. As far as I am concerned, it should be a fairly uncontroversial statement for a Christian. But I did think it might warrant a bit more fleshing out.’