Christless Christianity

By: Johnny Coggin

"What would things look like if Satan really took control of a city? Over half a century ago, Presbyterian minister Donald Grey Barnhouse offered his own scenario in his weekly sermon that was also broadcast nationwide on CBS radio. Barnhouse speculated that if Satan took over Philadelphia (the city where Barnhouse pastored), all of the bars would be closed, pornography banished, and pristine streets would be filled with tidy pedestrians who smiled at each other. There would be no swearing. The children would say, 'Yes, sir' and 'No ma’am,' and the churches would be full every Sunday . . . where Christ is not preached.

There is a great difference between 'being good' and the gospel. Some call it moralism. Moralism, in fact, blinds us from the gospel by giving us something of 'the real thing' ensuring that we miss out on the true gospel all together. We must remember that Christ came first not to make bad people good but to make dead people live. If we forget that, our Christianity will turn out to be Christless."

--- Michael Horton, Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church

John Piper on Being Part of an "Online Church"

By: Johnny Coggin

In recent years, technology has opened many doors for the mission of the Church to be furthered. At the same time, it has raised issues that we've never faced before. For example, "online church." Is an online community of Christians a church? Why or why not? And what is the nature of the local church anyway?

In this video, pastor John Piper offers some helpful thoughts about "online church" and God's design for us.

Body Integration

By: Jim Umlauf



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