Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 09063 The word “communion” carries a weight that many Christians feel instinctively but struggle to articulate. It appears in our church life as the name for the Lord’s Supper, yet the biblical concept behind it reaches far deeper than a monthly or weekly observance. Understanding what communion actually means requires attention to the language…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 09053 The question of whether Christians should attend church would have baffled the first believers. To them, belonging to the gathered community was not an optional extra bolted onto personal faith; it was an inseparable expression of it. The modern framing of the question, “Can I be a Christian without going to church?”, reveals…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 09036 A church covenant is a voluntary agreement among the members of a local church that expresses their shared commitments to one another and to the life of the congregation. It is not a contract in the legal sense, nor is it a creedal statement defining what the church believes. It is a relational…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 09032 The term “parachurch” refers to organisations that operate alongside the church, serving Christians and advancing the gospel through ministries that are distinct from the local congregation. The prefix para means “alongside,” and the concept is straightforward: these are ministries that support, supplement, and extend the work of the church without being churches themselves….
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 09033 The question of whether online church can replace physical attendance gained urgency during the COVID-19 pandemic, when millions of Christians worldwide were unable to gather in person. What began as an emergency measure has, for some, become a preference. The convenience of watching a service from home, the ability to access gifted preachers…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 09029 Leaving a church is one of the most painful decisions a Christian can face. The New Testament places enormous weight on the gathered community of believers, and the decision to leave should never be taken lightly, impulsively, or without serious reflection and prayer. There are, however, circumstances in which leaving is not only…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 0027 This question touches on one of the great tensions within the Church today. On one side are those who say doctrine divides and love unites, so we should minimise doctrine for the sake of unity. On the other side are those who insist that any doctrinal compromise is a betrayal of truth, so…
Reading Time: 8 minutesQuestion 0028 This is one of the most important questions any believer can ask, and it requires careful thought. Get this wrong in one direction, and you will divide over things that should not divide. Get it wrong in the other direction, and you will maintain fellowship with those who deny the gospel itself. The…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 0029 Every believer who takes both truth and relationships seriously will eventually face this question. You find yourself at odds with someone over a matter of faith or practice. The disagreement feels significant. But is it significant enough to break fellowship? This is not an abstract theological question but a deeply practical one that…