The Church in Exile
What will allow the church in exile to face the social agendas of the day? This article suggests four foundations: Word, sacraments, discipline, and worship.
What will allow the church in exile to face the social agendas of the day? This article suggests four foundations: Word, sacraments, discipline, and worship.
Chapter 1 is an exposition of Nehemiah 1 and Nehemiah 2. The exposition takes the historic setting of Nehemiah serious and the focus falls on the faithfulness of God in Israel’s return from exile.
The article traces the causes of the Israelite exile and return from exile. It points to the history of redemption that is filled with human sin on the one hand but with God's kindness on the other.