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The Fork in the Road: “The Way of UNITY between “Christian Churches” and Churches of Christ,” Part 3

McGarvey Boles next quotes extensively from the writings of J. W. McGarvey, a professor who was greatly admired by both branches of the Restoration Movement. McGarvey’s commentary on Acts helped establish the “plan of salvation” and the “pattern” of the … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: “The Way of UNITY between “Christian Churches” and Churches of Christ,” Part 2

Would the instrumental churches impose the instrument on the rest? Boles continues his arguments — The other alternative that many took, and still advocate, is to place the organ in the “area of silence” or in the field of expediency. … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: “The Way of UNITY between “Christian Churches” and Churches of Christ,” Part 1

My favorite conservative preacher — and the newly minted editor of the Gospel Advocate — G. A. Tidwell posted this comment: The best position on this issue [inclusion of instrumental congregations in the Churches of Christ] was well stated by … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: Who Is My Neighbor?

Tornados have a way of bringing out the best and worst in people. While some people were desperately searching for the injured, others were desperately searching for things to steal. It’s times like these when you find out who someone … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: The Man or the Plan, Part 15 (Kingdom and Community, Part 3)

N. T. Wright on Unity Thanks to Bobby Valentine for finding this! PS — This is the last post until I return from Sabbatical.

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The Fork in the Road: The Man or the Plan, Part 14 (Kingdom and Community, Part 2)

The prophets Isaiah prophesied before the time of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. While Nebuchadnezzar launched campaigns against Jerusalem, Jeremiah prophesied in Jerusalem, and Ezekiel prophesied in Babylon, among the earlier captives to be taken there. Later Daniel prophesied in Babylon, … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: The Man or the Plan, Part 13 (Kingdom and Community, Part 1)

(Wednesday night class, October 27, 2010) Introduction My wife and I are big Agatha Christie fans. We love mysteries. Last Christmas, I bought her all the missing volumes for my wife’s collection — and I learned that many of the … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: The Man or the Plan, Part 12 (Summary So Far)

We’ve been talking about the nature of our faith. Why does Paul focus on faith and love as the essence of Christianity — even saying that nothing else counts for anything? (Gal 5:6 ESV) 6 For in Christ Jesus neither … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: The Man or the Plan, Part 11 (Further on Why Faith?)

Paul declares in Gal 5:6 that for Christians, nothing counts for anything other than love and faith in Jesus. We’ve considered why love is so important — it’s because God is working through Jesus to restore us to his image … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: The Man or the Plan, Part 10 (Why Faith?)

It’s not hard to see how learning to love helps us become more like Jesus, which helps us become more like God — and so helps restore us to God’s image, helping to set the world right. Doing it is … Continue reading

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