Ronnie W. Rogers
I remember the first time we implemented church discipline in my former church. It was the greatest spiritual challenge the church had faced. The process took over a year, and it ended with removing a young lady and others leaving because of her removal. But that was not to be the end of the story.…
Read MoreI have practiced church discipline for over thirty years, and here are some of the practical reasons often posed to me against the practice of church discipline. It was abused in the past When the subject of church discipline surfaces, someone will inevitably point to the abuses of the past as reason enough to squelch…
Read MoreThe term discipline, both in the Bible and in everyday usage, displays various nuances depending on the particular biblical or life context. The ideas communicated by discipline are that of chastening, instruction, nurturing, training, correction, reproof, and punishment. In the negative sense, the idea of punishment is most prominent. In the positive sense, things like…
Read MoreMy Lord Jesus, I pray You will keep me strong to continue my calling to “equip the saints” and to “preach the whole counsel of God” (Eph 4: 11-12; Acts 20:27). It seems I am surrounded by people, movements, and pressures to let other things push this to the side. To let such things as…
Read MorePeople often tell me God feels distant. They do not sense his presence as they once did. This is not because God has left us, but it is often because we are seeking him in ways he is not to be found. We cannot find God in our own way, or based upon our personal…
Read MoreThe imagery of a “wall of separation” was actually in use prior to Thomas Jefferson’s famous use of the phrase, and so it is wise to find out how it had been used in the context of religious freedom in America. This is particularly important in light of the fact that Jefferson used it while…
Read MoreMay I praise You God with every breath and for every breath, the grand, minor, and even the humbling for even they remind me of Your greatness and grace. “Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised, and His…
Read MoreThe following is a question from a respondent to one of my articles. It was asked and responded to in a public forum. Hello You said, “Let me make sure I understand what you’re saying. My mother was brutally murdered when I was 8 years old. Are you saying my God wasn’t strong enough to…
Read MoreSpeaking of compassionate immigration should be more than a rhetorical stiletto to carve one’s opinion into law by portraying opponents as being uncompassionate if they do not support amnesty, weak borders, or fast-tracking illegals. [1] Compassionate immigration needs to be just and just immigration needs to be compassionate. By immigration being compassionate and just, I…
Read More“Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth” (Ps 57:5). As Christians, we desire to see God glorified in our lives. We desire that others will want to follow God because of what they see in us. We want to be used of God. We do not want…
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