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The Fork in the Road: Dialogue with Cougan: The Plan of Salvation, Part 4 of 4 (Acceptance)

Accept one another (Rom 15:7)  Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. Paul discussion of how to live as Christ’s congregation culminates in one of the most important commands in the … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: Dialogue with Cougan: The Plan of Salvation, Part 3 of 4 (Ethics)

Ethics We considered the boundaries of Christianity. We now consider the “rules.” And there are rules. Now, rather than approaching the scriptures asking our own questions, we need to let the scriptures tell us both the questions and the answers. … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: Dialogue with Cougan: The Plan of Salvation, Part 2 of 4

Grace Another critical mistake of 20th Century Church of Christ teaching is the false assumption that we receive more grace at baptism than is available to us afterwards. I’m sure many churches have members who’ve committed some horrible sin who … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: Dialogue with Cougan: The Plan of Salvation, Part 1 of 4

Cougan, I quoted from your earlier comment, As [I] run the race of Christianity realizing that one infraction against the pattern/law of the N.T. is a sin and that it is possible for me to break one of those laws … Continue reading

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