{"product_id":"seven-pillars-of-a-biblical-church-9781666736236","title":"Seven Pillars of a Biblical Church","description":"Uncovering seven lessons from Scripture and the Puritans, John Carpenter applies the principles and practices that are often neglected by the church today but are key in making a church truly biblical. Drawing on his background as a scholar of Puritanism and years of planting and pastoring a church, Carpenter establishes each pillar on the Bible and shows, through Scripture and practical examples, how they work. Beginning with the tale of how an eyewitness account of the 9\/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center shows us the perils of only seeing part of God's revelation, we see: why we must listen to what God says about himself; why we must understand that the gospel is not a self-help plan; why salvation is so simple that it can be reduced to a bumper sticker (\"\"Jesus saves\"\") but is still so often misunderstood, leading to unconverted people leading churches; and why believers aren't called just to go to church but to be covenanted members of a specific church where they can be corrected by their pastors and where worship is centered on God, not on personalities, putting on a show, or attracting crowds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn B. Carpenter is the founding pastor of Covenant Reformed Baptist Church and the author of numerous articles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Resource Publications (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50388340998418,"sku":"9781666736236","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1ab8517d-8b7c-4e23-b649-fc902a784beb.jpg?v=1728897355","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/seven-pillars-of-a-biblical-church-9781666736236","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}