Joining makes you responsible for one local congregation, and they for you. It requires a church to affirm your profession of faith, which is what membership is at its very heart (see Acts 2:38).

You donвЂ™t have the authority to baptize yourself or feed yourself the LordвЂ™s Supper. He gave the keys to the apostolic local church (Matt. Jesus did not give you the keys of the kingdom for binding and loosing. It lets the pastors know who you are, and makes them responsible for you (see Acts 20:28 Heb. Typically, I generally encourage a person to join the church These more deliberate conversations veer back and forth between the biblical and the practical. Nine Marks has an interesting article on why you should become a church member and even when you have an excuse for not joining one church you must look for another and BECOME A COMMITTED CHURCH MEMBER. ATCT: What are the words of your favourite Hymn? I just wonder вЂhow?вЂ™ and my tiny mind boggles. That is, that He knows everything, all the time. What attribute of God do you struggle to understand? Because, as Mr Spurgeon said, вЂIf I could only have one commentary, it would be that of PooleвЂ™.Д©. You can only take one book aside from the Bible. ATCT: We are sending you to a desert island. Pretty much 1689 confession all the way!ДЁ. ATCT: What major theological shifts have happened in your life as a Christian? Third, I would offer her my support in honouring the Lord by carrying the child to term and in raising the child.Д§. Second, I would urge her to repent of her sin and to be reconciled to God. First, I would tell her that I love her whatever she has done. But are you serious? Anyone who answers A, B or C needs their head examining. You are making me feel happy that I donвЂ™t have a daughter right now. And she has therefore left you with no option but to disown her. What do you do?ДЄ) Pretend you didnвЂ™t hear her and continue reading your news paper.Д¬) Let her know in no uncertain terms she has brought shame to you and your testimony. She got a phone number from a friend who can arrange to вЂњsort outвЂќ this inconvenient unplanned pregnancy. She feels she has let you down and feels disillusioned about her walk with God. ATCT: Your teenage daughter comes weeping to you and tells you she is pregnant. It is not easy, but it is certainly easier if you follow GodвЂ™s wisdom rather than manвЂ™s in the early years.Д¦. ATCT: How easy (do you think) is parenting? OK, if I have to, then I suppose I would say I would like to be remembered as a follower of Christ.ДҐ. ATCT: How would you like to be remembered by your wife and closest family? I am just so curious to know what his accent was.

ATCT: If you woke up this morning and found your self transported back in time, which preacher in the last 500 years would you like to listen to? Why? God is Holy, and man has sinned against God, but He has sent His only Son Jesus Christ to pay the price for sin for all who repent and believe on Him, so that we can be reconciled to God and have everlasting life.ДЈ.

ATCT: What is the gospel in one sentence? Yes, both my parents love the Lord, and so do all my uncles and aunts, and of course, the wider church family.Дў. ATCT: Did you have any Christian influence in your youth or childhood? Oh, apart from prayer, eating and sleeping.ДЎ. Throw in three or four trips to the gym and some tropical fish maintenance along with far too much net surfing, some reading, and a little television, and that is about it. Thursday, household shopping and study, Friday, very unpredictable. Wednesday, pastoral visiting, study, and church meeting. What is a typical week in your life like? ATCT : Sorry you are masked from your audience today.

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