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We explore why Jesus’ promise to build his church invites more than attendance. The call is to move from “common law” faith to covenant membership, rooted in Scripture, shaped by consecration, and lived out in a visible, local body.

• defining church through Matthew 16 and Peter’s confession
• the local church as the New Testament norm
• essential new birth and the call to consecration
• different traditions naming the second experience
• covenant as God’s pattern in Scripture and Communion
• marriage vs cohabitation as a membership analogy
• Catholic vs Protestant views on rock and reception of grace
• the visible church and formal membership as covenant
• soldier vs civilian: duty, care, and perseverance
• an appeal to move from attendance to covenant belonging

Please don’t be in common law relationship with the bride of Christ, but enter a covenant

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What does it take to reach a culture that's increasingly hostile to Christianity? In Acts 17, we discover how the Apostle Paul engaged the intellectual elite of Athens with the gospel.

Athens in Paul's day mirrors our own post-Christian society in striking ways. The city was the cultural and intellectual hub of the ancient world, filled with idolatry and competing philosophies—much like our modern, secular ideologies and spiritual confusion. Yet Paul engaged this challenging environment with remarkable wisdom and effectiveness.

Through examining Paul's approach at the Areopagus, we uncover three essential components for reaching our broken culture. First, we must "feel something"—developing genuine compassion for those separated from God. Second, we must "do something"—actively engaging with people rather than isolating in Christian bubbles. And third, we must "say something"—sharing the unchanging gospel in ways that connect with our cultural context.

The response to Paul's message reminds us that our responsibility isn't to convert everyone but to faithfully proclaim the truth. Some mocked, some wanted to hear more, and some believed. This should encourage us as we engage our own culture—not everyone will respond positively, but God will use our faithful witness.

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In Athens, Paul saw a city full of idols and was deeply moved—both angered and broken—for the lost around him. Rather than retreat or assimilate, he went to the heart of the culture, the marketplace, to engage people where they lived, listened to their beliefs, and shared the hope of Jesus.

Today, we live in a rapidly changing, post-Christian culture. Like Paul, we are called to care about the world around us, understand the cultural narratives people trust, and bring the Gospel to a restless, idol-filled society. True cultural change doesn’t come through politics, philosophy, or self-improvement—it comes through the life-changing message of Jesus Christ.

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