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Have We Missed the Point of Church?

November 10, 2021

Summary

Have we missed the point of church? From a Reformed, confessional perspective, it seems we have. In short, the point of church is the forgiveness of sins, the declaration of righteousness on account of Christ, and the fellowship of the saints. If these things are rightly understood, the question, "Why do you need the church?", answers itself. Jon and Justin consider all of this and how the church is the way God sustains his people in this life. Semper Reformanda: Jon and Justin talk about plans for something called the Grace Reformed Network. The guys also consider more implications of a confessional perspective on church. Resources: Episode: Pop Church Circus Episode: Struggling with the Church https://youtu.be/JLHz0Cgga4s

Topics

  • Episode focus: Have We Missed the Point of Church?
  • Have we missed the point of church?
  • From a Reformed, confessional perspective, it seems we have
  • In short, the point of church is the forgiveness of sins, the declaration of righteousness on account of Christ, and the fellowship of the saints
  • If these things are rightly understood, the question, "Why do you need the church?", answers itself

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Transcript

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[00:00:02]Hi, this is Jon.

[00:00:03]Today on Theocast, we're going to have a serious conversation about have we missed the point of the church.

[00:00:08]I'll just go ahead and say this in the beginning: is the church the primary means that God uses to strengthen and build us up in our faith.

[00:00:17]We're going to make the argument that, according to scripture, yes, stay tuned.

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[00:00:36]Thanks for listening.

[00:00:48]Welcome to Theocast, encouraging weary pilgrims to rest in Christ, conversations about the Christian life from a reformed and pastoral perspective.

[00:00:57]Your hosts today are Justin Perdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina.

[00:01:02]And I'm Jon Moffitt, pastor of Grace Reformed Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee.

[00:01:07]It's good to be here with you today.

[00:01:09]There are some admittance of listeners who have been listening to us for a year and then realized they lived in the same town as us because they kept skipping the intro.

[00:01:18]So, if that was you, you might want to go back and find out that we live in the same town as you.

[00:01:22]You never know.

[00:01:23]You never know.

[00:01:25]So, Justin, it's good to have you.

[00:01:28]You were traveling last week, so it's good to have you back in your normal and my normal habitat in my normal environment.

[00:01:34]Yeah.

[00:01:34]That's right.

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