Category Archives: Church of Christ Doctrinal Issues

In response to my comments on the Holy Spirit, Greg Tidwell posted an extensive quote from Robert Richardson, The Office of the Holy Spirit (Bosworth, Chase and Hall, Cincinnati: 1872), p. 11. You cannot imagine my delight in learning that Greg … Continue reading →

Greg Tidwell quoted the great missionary Tolbert Fanning, In plain words, the idea of professedly new revelations, or guidance of the Spirit, beyond what is written in the Bible, tends very much to satisfy all under the influence of the recent … Continue reading →

In the last post of this series, I discussed an understanding of the Holy Spirit that helps explain how God’s grace works in the individual Christian and gives an insight as to the nature of our salvation. It occurred to … Continue reading →

In the last post of this series, I mentioned how an understanding of the Spirit helps turn us from legalism and toward a truer understanding of grace. When I first began seriously studying the Spirit, this concept was very difficult … Continue reading →

Charles wrote, I used to be mystified by Greg’s inhuman standard of “precision obedience”. Charles and Greg, Here is what I hear when Greg speaks of “precision obedience” —

My favorite conservative preacher and newly minted editor of the Gospel Advocate, Gregory Alan Tidwell, wrote, I take no joy in our estranged fellowship, rather I am grieved not to have someone of your ability and character working on (what is … Continue reading →