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Who Are We?

Posted by Martin Murphy on Sunday, July 17, 2011, In : World Views 

Dr.  Os Guinness wrote a book eighteen years ago entitled The American Hour.  In it he said, “that the deepest source and agency of …cultural authority lies in its faiths, so that it can be truly said that there is no strong and vital culture without a cultus or source of worship and ultimate faith commitment.  His book motivated me to write a brief statement expressing concerning about cultural authority.  The following is one example of my assessment of the culture in May 1993.  It was ...


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More on Worship

Posted by Martin Murphy on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, In : Worship 
Worship is an innate principle that belongs to God’s rational creatures. It is expressed by attributing worthiness to their object of worship, the triune God.  The first principle of God-centered worship is that it must be offered to God through the Mediator, the Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, the worship of an unbeliever will not be acceptable to God.   I have visited dozens of worship services in a variety of denominations located in the eastern half of the United States over the past thir...
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What is Worship?

Posted by Martin Murphy on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, In : Worship 
I responded to a blog that asked the question "What is Worship" and this was my brief answer.

Worship is an innate principle that belongs to God’s rational creatures. It is expressed by attributing worthiness to their object of worship.  May I suggest a couple of resources.  I published a paper entitled "Restore Biblical Worship" on my web site, Rational Christian Thoughts, www.rationalchristianthoughts.com

The fact that biblical principles have been maligned in a large part of the evangelica...
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CHURCH GROWTH

Posted by Martin Murphy on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, In : Church Growth 

My conversion to Christianity nearly thirty years ago started a soul-stirring venture to understand God’s message to me.  Since I didn’t hear any audible voice that sounded like God and not having a supernatural experience like seeing an ax head float, I resolved to believe God’s word, commonly called the Bible.  After reading through the Bible, I was compelled to believe it was sufficient for my life, forever.  The yearning to know God’s message would not let me rest.  The next sensi...


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Church Growth Philosophy

Posted by Martin Murphy on Friday, May 14, 2010, In : Church 
"The god of the Church Growth Movement" was written for those interested in biblical church growth.  Christians know that Holy Scripture must regulate every dimension of reality in faith and life even the plans for church growth.  I have devoted more time researching the church growth movement than any other aspect in the contemporary church scene.  I believe the church growth movement is the most dangerous movement the church has faced in the 20th century.  The reason I say that is because i...
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Confessional Christianity

Posted by Martin Murphy on Thursday, April 29, 2010, In : Creeds 
Nearly thirty years ago I asked my pastor this question:  "What is the church?"  He gave such a convoluted answer I left him in a state of confusion.  After four years of Bible college, three years of seminary, one year of post graduate study, I found that most professing Christians do not understand the meaning, purpose, mission and ministry of the church.  So I wrote a couple of books to help Christians understand the question:  "What is the church?"   THe first one entitled "The god of the...
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About Me


Martin Murphy My first priority in life is spending time with my wife and enjoying life together. Next on the list is writing books. After spending nearly 30 years in the class room, the pulpit, the lectern, the study, and the library, I now devote most of my time consolidating my academic and practical gains by writing books. My web site is titled "Writing My Books" because last year my wife kept insisting that I start writing before it was too late. Every day counts when most of life is in the past. I starting writing my books last summer and my wife would often ask "what are you doing?" My answer was "writing my book." When I proposed the idea of a web site about my writing project I asked my wife "what should I name it?" Without a second thought she said "writing my books." I have a B.A. in Bible from Columbia International University and a Master of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary.
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