439 and Beyond, and other links

The posting of links does not constitute an endorsement of the sites linked, and not necessarily even agreement with the specific posts linked.

• 439 and Beyond: An Illustration of the Separation of Church and State -- "So how can Gospel-preaching American churches profit from considering these brave words penned by our Chinese counterparts?"
• How To Have Elders Without Actually Having Elders -- "One of the great blessings of having biblical elders is the synergistic wisdom of the group. Indeed, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. A plurality is always better than a singularity."
• Is Pornography Use Ever Grounds for Divorce? -- "Wisdom means that we are not quick to recommend divorce since Jesus teaches us that the marriage between one man and one woman is a life-long covenant."
• McKissic sermon restored to SWBTS website -- "According to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s chapel archives, a sermon by Dwight McKissic that was once withheld from the website is now available online."
• Some Things to Consider Including in your Worship – Stand-alone Scripture Readings -- "...we may find that many attend churches where the reading of Scripture is not practiced as an end in itself."
• Tozer on great Christian poetry -- "...they begin with God, embrace the worshipping soul and return to God again."
• Thoughts on Local Church Membership, Then and Now -- "...churches knew how many people were added to their number (e.g., Acts 2:41). In that number, a church was to know who its widows were (1 Tim 5:9), know which men among its number could be suggested for deacons (Acts 6:3), and even know the membership’s exact number in order to determine a majority vote (2 Cor 2:6)..."
• ‘Traditionalist’ blog SBC Today says goodbye -- "Tuesday’s blog does not say why SBC Today is shutting down for now, but it encourages readers to visit Soteriology 101, a website associated with Leighton Flowers..."
• When Do We Use the Word Sin, and Why? -- "Bad theology is perpetuated in our own circles when ethics is prioritized over our theology of God, his Word, man, and the gospel."
• Why Was David “A Man After God’s Own Heart”? -- "Next time someone asks you why David was called “a man after God’s own heart”, point him or her to Psalm 16:2."
• When Your Pastor-Husband Looks at Porn -- "You can’t walk through this valley with pithy lessons."