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Tag Archives: Restoration Movement
CENI: Antithetical Thinking
We humans have a natural tendency to overreact to emotionally traumatic events. We tend toward avoidance behaviors, that is, if one dog bites us, we stay 100 feet away from the next dog we see. And this affects our theology. … Continue reading
Posted in CENI, Uncategorized
Tagged All, CENI, Church of Christ Links, command, example, necessary inference, Restoration Movement
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The Blue Parakeet: The Right Use of Tradition
McKnight continues explaining the right way to read the scriptures. The way of returning to retrieve it all is not the biblical way. The biblical way is the ongoing adoption of the past and adaptation to new conditions and to … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Parakeet, The Blue Parakeet, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Biblical interpretation, Blue Parakeet, Church of Christ Links, Hermeneutics, Restoration Movement, Scot Mcknight
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Renewing Our Worship: Clothing
Good morning, class. Today I’m going to test your knowledge of the Bible. The teacher, only about 30 years old, was leading a class of 50- and 60-year old members. Who can think of a passage that talks about what … Continue reading
Churches of Christ in Decline: What Went Wrong
In the last post, I quoted passages from the first volume of Alexander Campbell’s The Christian Baptist in which he describes how we planned to unite all Christendom. Over and over, Campbell and Walter Scott, the Restoration Movement’s first missionary, … Continue reading
Churches of Christ in Decline: Boundary Markers and The Christian Baptist
Alexander Campbell first published his teachings in a periodical called The Christian Baptist, begining in 1823. The following are some excerpts that remain instructive today. First, regarding the “bond of union among Christians.” Passing by, for the present, the various … Continue reading
A Lover’s Quarrel: Instrumental Music
Garrett’s third wish is — Let us, in particular, repudiate our historic position of making instrumental music a test of fellowship and a cause of division. Obviously, those who claim to stand in the shoes of Thomas Campbell while damning … Continue reading
Posted in A Lover's Quarrel, Uncategorized
Tagged acappella, All, Instrumental music, Leroy Garrett, Lover's Quarrel, Restoration Movement, Stone-Campbell
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A Lover’s Quarrel: Renouncing Sectarianism
Leroy Garrett’s second wish for the Churches of Christ is — Let us resolutely and absolutely renounce our more recent sectarian heritage It’s not unusual for us to have four or five different kinds of Churces of Christ in the … Continue reading
The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: The Marriage Metaphor
[I posted this earlier as a comment, in response to a comment by Keith. I need to post it here to set up the post that follows tomorrow.] I need to clarify that I don’t think mere teaching on grace … Continue reading
The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: An Open Letter to Our Leaders
Ann wrote, I think you’re misunderstanding the mission and purpose of the Chronicle. I’ve always seen it as a neutral, reporting source (although of course there are those from many sides who would disagree). I don’t think it’s their job … Continue reading
