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by Trevin Wax
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April 15, 2013
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 Western readers have tended to read the Great Commission passages (especially Luke 24 and Matthew 28) in light of the autonomous individual. We interpret the commissioning scenes as tasks assigned to individual Christians. But a proper focus on the corporate dimension of these accounts helps us understand the commissionings in light of . . .
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by Byron Wheaton
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January 30, 2013
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 . . . We are a people in a special relationship with God whose behaviour reflects that unique status. Nurturing that special relationship is part of what believers are to do . . . Reflecting on sacred space can also help us to recall our special relationship with God.
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by Byron Wheaton
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December 05, 2012
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It is Advent season once again. Evangelicals don't usually give much attention to the church calendar and it may be that our neglect of it results in the loss of something that is vital to our holiness. If holy community is about being a special people to God then our lives ought to center on God.
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by Byron Wheaton
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November 21, 2012
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To describe the church as "holy" is to assert, as Peter declares, that it is to be a "people for God's own possession." That is, it has a unique and exclusive relationship to God. Israel as a community was to serve as a model of this privileged status . . .
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by Byron Wheaton
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September 26, 2012
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. . . At its most basic level, the Church as holy community means that it is “set apart for God.” This involves at least two aspects. The community is both for God's pleasure and for His purposes. Israel’s formation as a people testifies to this . . .
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by Byron Wheaton
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September 19, 2012
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For twelve days in July the world was captivated by the Olympic Games held in London, England. As I watched the games, I could not help but notice some parallels with the life of the church. Let me share several of them.
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by Byron Wheaton
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August 07, 2012
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(Excerpted) when sin entered the world, the family became a primary target. Not only did Adam and Eve experience alienation but their offspring Cain and Abel were affected by it as well . . . But God did not abandon his intention to grow community through family.
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by Byron Wheaton
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May 22, 2012
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The model of community God designed, and which so adequately addresses the needs of people, did not remain intact. It became the target of the evil one. Genesis 3 recounts his assault against the Lord’s community, starting with the appearance of the serpent to the woman.
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by Byron Wheaton
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May 15, 2012
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(Excerpted) The relationship that they form with one another is a marriage. But as the traditional marriage ceremony states, it is the highest form of human society. So while this story emphasizes marriage as a God-ordained institution, it points beyond this to the necessity of human community. Human beings will thrive only where there is healthy community.
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by Byron Wheaton
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May 15, 2012
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(Excerpted) The relationship that they form with one another is a marriage. But as the traditional marriage ceremony states, it is the highest form of human society. So while this story emphasizes marriage as a God-ordained institution, it points beyond this to the necessity of human community. Human beings will thrive only where there is healthy community.
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