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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Amazing Grace: The Scary Lesson of Galatians, Part 2 (edited)
This is a series of lessons designed for the classroom, so I’ve got to limit myself somewhat. I promised myself I’d do only 2 posts on Galatians, because I only want to do 2 classes on Galatians, and so I … Continue reading
Amazing Grace: The Scary Lesson of Galatians, Part 1 (edited)
[I’ve been re-posting these lessons as I edit them for the adult classes we’re teaching at my home congregation. I’ve accelerated re-posting these two lessons on Galatians by a week or two because of their relevance to the Quail Springs … Continue reading
Quail Springs Church of Christ “Disfellowshipped”: A Question
Is anyone aware of a Church of Christ minister or author who considers instrumental music a sin who has publicly condemned the ad published in the Oklahoman declaring the minister at Quail Springs disfellowshipped because his congregation added an instrumental … Continue reading
Lessons on Grace: How Grace Unites (or Romans taught backwards)
[This is the next lesson in the Amazing Grace series posted some time ago. I'm re-posting because its importance to the Quail Springs situation.] One of the most illuminating studies I’ve ever done was reading Romans backwards–just starting with the … Continue reading
Searching for The Third Way: Predestination, Part 2
Space-time and God The answer to the question posed in the last post is found in a deeper understanding of the nature of God and his creation. God’s choice of a word to describe his existence is “eternal,” or aionios … Continue reading
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Leading Change for Elders, Part 3
This is the final part of this series — for now. * Talk to the members. Make a point of getting to church early and leaving late. Be generous with your time. Listen to what people say. And don’t fool … Continue reading
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Quail Springs Church of Christ “Disfellowshipped”: Proud to be a Campbellite
I’ve been reading a lot of literature from the right wing of the Churches of Christ lately — just wondering where they are in their thinking nowadays. The notorious ad in the Oklahoman is, of course, one example of right-wing … Continue reading
Searching for The Third Way: Predestination, Part 1
Finally! I’ve been wanting to post about predestination for a long time, and it just happens to be a great example of how Third-Way thinking can shed new light on a longstanding dilemma. You see, the commentaries have gobs of … Continue reading
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Quail Springs Church of Christ “Disfellowshipped”: A Proposal for Reclaiming Unity
David Guin commented, But I think [the churches] do need to consider how to clarify that the ad-buyers spoke falsely when claiming to speak for them. Perhaps a joint service with Quail Springs as a demonstration of shared love for … Continue reading
Searching for The Third Way: Once Saved, Always Saved, Part 3
[The following shares some material from a similar lesson under Amazing Grace in the Index, but has some new material.] The two-kinds-of-falling-away mistake Some teach two levels of falling away – (1) a temporary, easily fixed falling away where you … Continue reading
