aThe central tenet of Puritanism was God's supreme authority over human affairs, particularly in the church, and especially as expressed in the Bible. This view led person to seek both individual and corporate conformance to the teaching of the Bible, and it led people to pursue both moral ...
They would learn how to love each other, bear with one another, correct each other in love, and everyone would gain a greater appreciation for the lordship of Christ and the truth of the Bible. This type of “open system” church is possible, but we need to be able to embrace “the ...