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Seven Pillars of a Biblical Church
The Vital Truths and Essential Practices for Us to Re-embrace God's Design for the Church
John B. Carpenter
- 112 pages
- English
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Seven Pillars of a Biblical Church
The Vital Truths and Essential Practices for Us to Re-embrace God's Design for the Church
John B. Carpenter
About This Book
Uncovering seven lessons from Scripture and the Puritans, John Carpenter applies the principles and practices that are often neglected by the church today but are key in making a church truly biblical. Drawing on his background as a scholar of Puritanism and years of planting and pastoring a church, Carpenter establishes each pillar on the Bible and shows, through Scripture and practical examples, how they work. Beginning with the tale of how an eyewitness account of the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center shows us the perils of only seeing part of God's revelation, we see: why we must listen to what God says about himself; why we must understand that the gospel is not a self-help plan; why salvation is so simple that it can be reduced to a bumper sticker ("Jesus saves") but is still so often misunderstood, leading to unconverted people leading churches; and why believers aren't called just to go to church but to be covenanted members of a specific church where they can be corrected by their pastors and where worship is centered on God, not on personalities, putting on a show, or attracting crowds.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Introduction
- Pillar 1: The Whole Counsel of God
- Pillar 2: God According to God
- Pillar 3: Knowing the Gospel
- Pillar 4: Genuine Conversion
- Pillar 5: Meaningful Membership
- Pillar 6: Leadership & Followership
- Pillar 7: God-centered Worship
- Conclusion: The Idea of a Church
- Author