Reforming to Biblical Roots, Balthasar Hubmaier, Provisionism, and the Anabaptist vision.

The Protestant Reformation had reshaped Christianity, as its currents ran deeper than Luther’s theses or Calvin’s Institutes. But among the radicals stood the Anabaptists, who were a movement bent on stripping the church back to its New Testament bones. Balthasar Hubmaier, who was a scholar and then turned to a...

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Qualifications for Pastors

Hi folk, let’s look at what makes a pastor, not a guy with a fancy title or ordination scroll, but a man God calls to lead His flock. Scripture lays it out in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9, and it’s about character, not ceremonies. I’ve seen the church stumble,...

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Can Women Be Pastors?

A video by the late Dr. Alan Cairns got me thinking tonight, and I take the same stand, as I delve into a small study for you guys. Can a woman be a pastor in the New Testament church? Biblically, no. That’s my take, plain and simple, but let’s dig...

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Qualifications for Deacons

Posting this study looking at spiritual leadership, character and qualifications of a deacon, and how they should behave, serve in the church and keep it in order. The office of a deacon is not mentioned at all in the Old Testament and only on a few occasions in the NT....

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