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Aug 2016
33m 9s

Playing Hooky in Church

ALLIANCE OF CONFESSING EVANGELICALS
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According to Carl, Aimee & Todd, church membership isn’t an extra-biblical idea, so where does it originate from and what does it even matter? More importantly who does it better: the OPC or the PCA? (Carl's got the answer to that). Once we tease out why church membership is important, what purpose do membership classes serve? What pros are there to having t ... Show More
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