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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Instrumental Music: An Email re “Upgrading a Worship Service Without Buying a Guitar”
One of the most popular posts on this blog is “Upgrading a Worship Service Without Buying a Guitar.” I received the following email earlier today about that post, and I thought I might reply to it here, so that others … Continue reading
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Tagged Church of Christ Links, Instrumental music, Uncategorized, worship service
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The Fork in the Road: Moral vs. Positive Law: It’s Not a Positive Law Unless It’s a Law
Words to live by: It’s a not a positive law unless it’s a law. I won’t live long enough to refute every claimed positive law among the Churches of Christ. I could spend the next few weeks just making a … Continue reading
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Tagged Church of Christ Links, five acts of worship, Law, legalism, Uncategorized
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The Fork in the Road: The Four Streams
In an earlier post, I quoted some excerpts from a recent article in the Tennessean newspaper about the rise of the progressive Churches of Christ. The article quoted one source as saying the progressive Churches are creating a “a fourth … Continue reading
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Tagged Church of Christ Links, Gospel Advocate, Tennessean, Uncategorized
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Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: On the Prodigal Son and Thinking the Eastern Way, Part 1
The Western mode of thought comes from the ancient Greeks. We think abstractly. We like to take what we learn apart, see how it’s made, and extract the underlying principles. RVL’s students in high school have to dissect a frog … Continue reading
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Tagged Faith Lessons, Prodigal Son, Ray Vander Laan, Uncategorized
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Parenting: Parental Guidance Required Video from the University Church of Christ
Our preacher, Shon Smith, wrapped up an excellent series on parenting Sunday. His sermons may be downloaded. He introduced the final sermon with this video – Notes on inside jokes: * The skinny guy in the office is Shon. * … Continue reading
The Fork in the Road: Moral vs. Positive Law: Baptized into Christ
Argument 3. It would be a mistake, of course, to discuss morality without discussing Christology. We are baptized “into” Christ. We become a part of his body on earth. We are transformed by the Spirit into his likeness. Therefore, acting/becoming … Continue reading
Perseverance: A Reply to Randall
Randall challenged me to re-open the discussion on the perseverance of the saints (POTS) or “once saved, always saved.” Historically, the Churches of Christ have rejected this view uniformly, but now there is movement in some circles toward a more … Continue reading
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Tagged Church of Christ Links, perseverance of the saints, POTS, Uncategorized
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The Fork in the Road: A Reply to John, Part 2 (Regarding Confession and Forgiveness)
Many in the Churches of Christ have taught that, while baptism forgives our former sins, future sins are forgiven by a three-step process – 1. Confess the sin to God (1 John 1:9). 2. Repent of the sin. 3. Ask … Continue reading
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Tagged Baptism, Church of Christ Links, confession, Uncategorized
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Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: The Good Samaritan
RVL tells the story of being in class in a Jewish university. The rabbi taught the Parable of the Good Samaritan, as taught by Rabbi Yeshua (Hebrew for “Jesus”), and he declared this the greatest parable ever told! The Jewish … Continue reading
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