Archives for October 2015

"When Christians unite around something other than the gospel, they create community that would likely exist even if God didn't. As a modern-day tower of Babel, that community glorifies their strength instead of God's." (23) The Compelling Community: Where God's Power Makes a Church Attractive (Crossway, 2015)...

"What [often] occurs is a demographic phenomenon and not necessarily a gospel phenomenon. Single moms gravitate to each other regardless of whether or not the gospel is true. This community is wonderful and helpfulbut its existence says nothing about the power of the gospel." (2021) The Compelling Community: Where God's Power Makes a Church Attractive (Crossway, 2015)...

"Scripture teaches that the community that matters is community built by God. We may cultivate it, feed it, protect it, and use it. But we dare not pretend to create it." (14) The Compelling Community: Where God's Power Makes a Church Attractive (Crossway, 2015)...