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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Dialogue with Robert Prater: Robert’s Doctrine of Apostasy, Part 3 (God’s Patience)
Robert next argues, Jay, what should be our posture toward those who, by their anti-biblical ideas, promote, encourage, or, at the very least condone, immoral acts or doctrinal errors? Should the blanket of “toleration” be thrown over them indefinitely? In … Continue reading
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Tagged apostasy, church discipline, Church of Christ Links, Uncategorized
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Todd Deaver has posted a response to Phil Sander’s first post.
Too True
Funny at more levels than I can count From http://xkcd.com/ thanks to a link in a PC Magazine article about software designed to argue for you. If only …
Dialogue with Robert Prater: Robert’s Doctrine of Apostasy, Part 2 (Discipline)
Discipline issues Robert then asks, “How does one determine which teachings are significantly erroneous to warrant disciplinary action?” I would like to suggest that we already have the answer, except we need to add some important wrinkles. Obviously, the church … Continue reading
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The Blue Parakeet: More on the Law and Circumcised Hearts
Again, when discussing this topic with the teachers, it occurred to me that there are many passages in the Old Testament that contradict the old saw that the Law was about an external, superficial worship, and New Testament Christians worship … Continue reading
The Blue Parakeet: Community, Part 2 (Salvation)
While covering this week’s material with the teachers Wednesday night, I remembered an old post that might add some interesting depth to the subject. Here it is re-edited for our present purposes. Most commentaries, heavily influenced by Luther and Calvin, … Continue reading
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Dialogue with Robert Prater: Robert’s Doctrine of Apostasy, Part 1
A few days ago, Robert Prater, pulpit minister in Shawnee, Oklahoma, wrote an extensive reply to my earlier post to him. At long last, Robert explains which doctrines are salvation issues and which are not (this is the question that … Continue reading
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GraceConversation: Publicity
Please help us publicize this conversation as widely as possible within the Churches of Christ — among all elements of the Churches. If you participate in a Christian forum or maintain a blog, please post a notice iniviting readers to … Continue reading
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Phil Sanders has posted Proposition 1: Doctrinal Error Can Lead to Eternal Damnation.
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The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: Shrinking Churches, Part 5 (the Near-Death Congregation)
Imagine that you’ve been hired as a consultant to a congregation that’s lost so many members that it’s near death. What approach would you take to solving the problem? It’s a tough question, isn’t it? I have an idea or … Continue reading
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