Category Archives: Church of Christ Doctrinal Issues

The Churches of Christ have long insisted on weekly communion. This teaching traces back to a series of articles by Alexander Campbell called “The Search for the Ancient Order.” Campbell specifically declared that his studies on how churches should organize … Continue reading →

Church politics We elders should be a little worried about this one. It certainly worries me — (Gal 2:11 ESV)  11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. (Gal 2:11 NASB)  But … Continue reading →

Before we talk about falling away, let’s discuss being in jeopardy of falling away. We begin in 2 Peter — (2Pe 1:5-8 ESV) 5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with … Continue reading →

Although the Churches of Christ often teach God’s forgiveness based on 1 John 1:7, they also teach that sins won’t be forgiven unless and until we — * Confess the sin to God (and perhaps publicly, if the sin was … Continue reading →

I don’t remember who preached the sermon, or even if it was in my home church. But sometime while I was a teenager, I heard a lesson that just astonished me — a most excellent lesson still being taught in … Continue reading →

The 20th Century Churches of Christ have staunchly opposed the ecumenical movement, largely because they saw the other denominations as lost and saw no hope of converting the others to their way of thinking. In those days, the unity efforts … Continue reading →

We are continuing to consider the great slogans of the Restoration Movement. No creed but Christ; no creedbook but the Bible. In the 19th Century, many denominations had written creeds that were used to define who could be a member … Continue reading →

I attended David Lipscomb College (now Lipscomb University) and managed to take a Bible class every day for the entire time and learn nothing about the Restoration Movement. That class was reserved for Bible majors and offered opposite key major … Continue reading →

I’m not going to attempt a complete theology of the Spirit (pneumatology, technically), nor will I endeavor to suss out just what the Spirit does and doesn’t do today. I just want to offer the barest of introductions to a … Continue reading →

It’s easy to criticize some of the errors of the more conservative Churches of Christ. And the very natural, very human tendency is to lump all Church of Christ teachings together and reject them all. And so, I think it’s … Continue reading →