The Necessity of Reforming the Church cover_type:Hardcover It's pastor and church planter

It's pastor and church planter Thabiti Anyabwile's humble prayer that this book might be useful to pastors and faithful lay members in reviving at least some quarters of the Black Church

or have been for a while and feel in need of a refresher

Ferguson explains that the solution to both legalism and lawlessness is the gospel of Jesus Christ

From Bonhoeffer we learn that the Christian life is lived both alone and together

the church he founded was full of contention

The Necessity of Reforming the Church cover_type:Hardcover It's pastor and church planterThe church reached a turning point in the sixteenth century. Worship had become a spectacle, the gospel was distorted, the sacraments were replaced by superstition, and ministers lived in immorality. To restore the church to the teachings of Christ, the Reformers cried out for a return to God's authoritative Word. In this classic treatise, John Calvin presents four areas of the church's life and doctrine that must be carefully guarded and guided by