The church and the surprising offense of God's love PDF

Jonathan Leeman (PhD, University of Wales) ist Redaktionsleiter von 9Marks, einer Organisation, die in Washington, DC Ressourcen für Kirchenführungen erstellt. Er ist Autor von „The Church and the Surprising Offense of God’s Love and Church Membership: How the World Knows Who Represents Jesus“ sowie Herausgeber von „The Underestimated Gospel“. Außerdem ist er gelegentlich Dozent am Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary und Lehrbeauftragter am Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Nach seinem Bachelor- und Masterabschluss in Politikwissenschaft begann Leeman seine journalistische Laufbahn als Redakteur für ein internationales Wirtschaftsmagazin. Seit seiner Berufung in den Dienst hat er einen MDiv und einen PhD in Theologie erworben und als Interimspastor gearbeitet. Derzeit dient er als Ältester in der Capitol Hill Baptist Church und lebt mit seiner Frau und seinen vier Töchtern in einem Vorort von Washington, DC.

The church and the surprising offense of God's love pdf von Jonathan Leeman

The church and the surprising offense of God's love: reintroducing the doctrines of church membership and discipline

When the world speaks of "love," it often means unconditional acceptance. Many churches have adopted this mind-set in their practice of membership and discipline-if they have not done away with such structures entirely. "Yet God's love and God's gospel are different than what the world expects," writes Jonathan Leeman. They're centered in his character, which draws a clear boundary between what is holy and what is not. It's this line that the local church should represent in its member practices, because the careful exercise of such authority "is God's means for guarding the gospel, marking off a people, and thereby defining his love for the world."
So how should churches receive and dismiss members? How should Christians view their submission to the church? Are there dangers in such submission? The Church and the Surprising Offense of God's Love responds with biblical, theological, and practical guidance-from both corporate and individual perspectives. It's a resource that will help pastors and their congregations upend worldly conceptions and recover a biblical understanding and practice of church authority.