Reformation with Warts
27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and he chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong, 28and the world’s inferior and despised things God chose
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One of the points I have tried to make in my series regarding the books Seven Marks of a New Testament Church, Thrive: Spiritual Habits of Transforming Congregations, and Transforming Acts: Acts of the Apostles as a 21st Century Gospel is that one can follow these “Jesus principles” of church leadership under many different formal…
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Brilliant post … much to think about. Especially about God using people who are willing to say YES and BE USED. Luther was one – he wasn’t perfect – but God used him and it’s interesting to see how He still uses imperfect people today 🙂
A good post. I think one of the first things we tend to forget is our own imperfection. The reformers were certainly examples of this. I wonder if it is a side effect of having to preach and argue.
Nothing gets more complaints than the “on the one hand, on the other” kind of sermon. We want certainty. But we are on risky ground to assume we know pefectly what is true.