In this episode we revisit the idea of interpreting Scripture literally, arguing that obeying whatever seems to be a “plain sense” reading of Scripture can be harmful, ignoring the context and the literary aspects of the Bible. But the gospel is our guide to reading Scripture the way it was meant to be read.

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In a post-Christian world, clarifying the gospel will require the correction of misconceptions. In this episode, we redefine the notion of biblical inerrancy.

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We conclude our series on Simple Church by discussing how mutual ministry — our topic from last week — requires the full employment of women’s gifts, just as it does the gifts of those of different racial or cultural backgrounds.

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As a kingdom of priests and a holy nation, we are also called to practice mutual ministry where every member contributes for the encouragement of the church.

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As a kingdom of priests and a holy nation, we are called to gather as multicultural congregations united by Christ.

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In this episode Nathan explains how the gospel resumes God’s calling on his people to be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.

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In this episode Nathan describes how spiritual authority and positional authority operate in tandem together in the church.

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To further unpack what it means for the church to operate under the authority of the gospel, we explore what it means to respect one another’s freedom, while still holding one another to the gospel standard.

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As we continue our series on Simple Church, we explore what it means for the church to operate under the authority of the gospel instead of the New Testament.

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Today as we begin our series on Simple Church (not house church, not a traditional church, but a simple church),…

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