Category: Discipleship

Is Sunday the Christian sabbath?

The other day I wrote about whether Christians should keep Sunday as their Sabbath day.  There are four primary objections to the suggestion.  We dealt with the first one in the previous article, the argument that Sabbath obligations no longer apply because we are under grace, not law. The other two suggest that whilst Christians… Continue reading Is Sunday the Christian sabbath?

Should Christians keep Sunday as a Sabbath day?

When I was younger, the UK still had very strict rules on things like Sunday trading and sport.  However, the Thatcher government was in the process of seeking to liberalise most rules.  There was a prominent movement seeking to resist the arrival of Sunday trading including organisations such as The Lord’s Day Observance Society (now… Continue reading Should Christians keep Sunday as a Sabbath day?

Cassandra’s lift

This week’s #FaithrootsPodcast. Here we look at a scenario where a male member of a house group consistently offers the same woman a lift home -and you’ve been asked to speak to them about it.

How not to do Church Discipline

Geoff Chang has offered a “primer” on church discipline on the 9 Marks website.  He defines “Church Discipline” as “the process by which members of a church guard one another from the deceitfulness of sin and uphold the truth of the gospel.” He then goes on to recommend the following process, based on Matthew 18… Continue reading How not to do Church Discipline

The danger of legalism

A big theme throughout Galatians is that we are no longer under subjugation to The Law. This meant that Galatian believers were not to be subjected to the rituals and ceremonies of Judaism.  It also meant that people were not to be excluded from belonging and fellowship on that basis.  So, an important application from… Continue reading The danger of legalism

Brothers and sisters -changing the story

The other week, we had a discussion in our life group about how we relate together as brothers and sisters in the church. It was a practical application of some of the things we’ve been learning about from Galatians 3:28. In advance, I threw the question out to social media to see what kinds of… Continue reading Brothers and sisters -changing the story

Legalism – Small Group discussion

Here’s a study/discussion I put together. There are some scenarios for you to work through at the end to help you think through some practical implications. Some may seem a bit far fetched, though they are all probably more realistic than we might wish. Each will help us to think through a practical example of… Continue reading Legalism – Small Group discussion