Adapted and excerpted from Elliot Grudem’s Orlando Boot Camp message, “Why Arrogance Has No Place in Reformed Theology.”
When your study of theology grows your head and hardens your heart, you find yourself on a path of theological arrogance that won’t lead to greater theological precision – it will lead to heresy.
Reformed soteriology, rightly understood and applied in your life, should promote humility, not arrogance.
But if you look at church history, you know that even some of our greatest churchmen have wandered off into some pretty weird beliefs. And just their example should honestly sober you up.
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The Ox: Qualifications of a Church Planter. Mark Driscoll. “The issue of which men lead the church is of the utmost seriousness because the reputation of the gospel in the community and health of the church are contingent upon godly, qualified men who keep in step with Jesus and can lead the church to do likewise.”
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Are you missing out on the Acts 29 boot camp right now? We wish you were here!
Our Fathers and Our Future.
Acts 29 East Coast Regional Coordinator, Tyler Jones (Vintage21 Church, Raleigh), prays over Chan Kilgore and his leadership of the Florida region, joined by Rick Long (The Point Community, Lexington) and Elliot Grudem.
Here are some snaps from our man on the ground, Josh Opp (assistant to Network Coordinator Elliot Grudem):
Joseph Turner, Acts 29 planter of Sojourn Community Church in Houston, listens to Elliot Grudem deliver his message earlier today.
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