Issue 4, 2002
Volume 8, Number 4 · Five articles
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Theology
Recovering a Theology of God’s (Gracious) Law
Are law and grace rival visions of the church, or two sides of one coin? John Burgess draws on Calvin, the Reformed confessions and the Ten Commandments to argue that God’s law is God’s gracious claim on our lives, and that a divided church needs a renewed theology of it.
John P. Burgess25 min read -
The Presbyterian Church
The Gift of Discipline
Why has discipline become a word the church would rather not use? Paul Leggett argues from three basic doctrines, that God is love, that the church is one body and that repentance lasts all of life, that church discipline is a gift and not a punishment.
Paul Leggett11 min read -
Discipleship
Thank God for Crowing Roosters
What does it take to hear the rooster crow? Donn Moomaw, a longtime pastor, tells how his presbytery’s discipline after his sexual misconduct became a means of mercy, and closes with suggestions for how a presbytery should treat the accused.
Donn Moomaw10 min read -
The Presbyterian Church
“Hello, we’ve got a problem”
What happens when a presbytery tells a congregation it must elect a woman as elder? Richard White, an associate pastor in Montreat, recounts how his church complied, what it cost, and what the experience says about discipline in the PCUSA.
Richard White6 min read -
Scripture
Bible Study of the Book of Revelation, Study 10: Seven Words of Justice
What does Revelation say about the city that dazzles and then falls? Mark Atkinson reads chapters 17 through 19 as the judgment of the great whore, the destruction of Babylon and the wedding banquet of the Lamb, with Christ going to battle armed only with his Word.
Mark Atkinson9 min read
