To protect the church from the erroneous views on the study of Scripture, here are three key features of an evangelical approach to interpreting the Old Testament:
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The main purpose of studying Church History is to help us understand Christ better. Your understanding of who Christ is can affect your salvation and ultimately, your eternal destiny.
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Knowing the development of the church’s understanding of the inspiration and authority of Scripture and its relationship to the Gospel makes us see how God’s sovereign hand orchestrated events, both good and bad to accomplish His will.
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While the reasons for the persecution instigated by the Jews and Romans differ in some ways, the fundamental core undergirding the Christians’ response to physical opposition was the same. It was their identity in Christ and imitation of Him that caused them to lay down their lives for His sake.
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It is interesting to note that God allows His servants to experience low points in their lives for them to realize that their identity should not be based on what they do for Him but on what He has done for them in Christ.
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Jesus Driven Ministry has taught me that everything I do as a servant-leader must precede from my intimacy with God and identity in Christ.
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I pray that God would ignite a passion in us to be a leadership locus that intentionally develops and deploys leaders who impact the world for Christ.
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May the grace of God be the anchor that causes us to remain faithful to our calling as we seek to lead well and finish strong for His glory.
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What a joy it is to know that every good deed done for the sake of the gospel, no matter how small, has the potential of advancing the Kingdom of God on earth.
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Those early Christians not only identified what their spiritual gifts were, but faithfully used them in the making of other disciples.
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