Category Archives: Church of Christ Doctrinal Issues

I’m posting one more history lesson on the congregational infighting that led to the split of the Restoration Movement over, among other things, the instrument. The first Restoration Movement church to have an instrument is the Midway Christian Church. This … Continue reading →

As we sorted through H. Leo Boles speech on why the a cappella Churches of Christ cannot be in fellowship with their instrumental sister congregations, we found that he refers to efforts by the instrumental churches to impose instruments on … Continue reading →

I’ll skip a few paragraphs in Boles’ speech until we get to — Thomas Campbell Thomas Campbell was the father of Alexander Campbell and the founder of the Campbell branch of the Restoration Movement. The founding document of that branch is … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →