Category Archives: Church of Christ Doctrinal Issues

New Wineskins: Two More Articles Posted, by Clyde Symonette and Danny Corbitt

The first six articles in the New Wineskins series on instrumental music have now been posted. The complete list is — Introduction — The Instrumental Music Issue, by Jay Guin On God’s Salvation, Galatians, and the Instrument, by Jay Guin … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: The Man or the Plan, Part 10 (Why Faith?)

It’s not hard to see how learning to love helps us become more like Jesus, which helps us become more like God — and so helps restore us to God’s image, helping to set the world right. Doing it is … Continue reading

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In Reply To Matt Dabbs re My “New Wineskins” Post

Background For readers unfamiliar with the discussion, this begins with an article I posted at New Wineskins: “On God’s Salvation, Galatians, and the Instrument,” in which I wrote — It’s often been said, by both sides, that the dispute is … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: The Man or the Plan, Part 9 (Why Love?)

To understand God, we must first understand Jesus. And to understand Jesus, we need to consider one of the central passages that explain his work on earth — (Phi 2:5-11 ESV) 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours … Continue reading

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New Wineskins: Another Article Posted: “The Early Church on Christian Music,” by Danny Corbitt

The first four articles in the New Wineskins series on instrumental music have now been posted. The complete list is — Introduction — The Instrumental Music Issue, by Jay Guin On God’s Salvation, Galatians, and the Instrument, by Jay Guin … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: The Man or the Plan, Part 8 (Why Faith and Love?)

Well, I’m back from the Smokies. I’m scared to weigh, because I’ve probably gained a mountain’s worth of weight, as the trip was mainly about enjoying East Tennessee cuisine — breakfast especially. Oh, and to watch the UT football game. … Continue reading

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New Wineskins: Another Article Posted: “They Kingdom Come and the Instrument” by Jay Guin

The first three articles in the New Wineskins series on instrumental music have now been posted. The complete list is — Introduction — The Instrumental Music Issue, by Jay Guin On God’s Salvation, Galatians, and the Instrument, by Jay Guin … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: The Man or the Plan, Part 7 (Obedience)

Now, notice that the first four Steps in the Five-Step Plan of Salvation are all found in “faith.” But not all of faith is found in the Plan of Salvation. In particular, the Plan omits trust in God’s promises given … Continue reading

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New Wineskins: First Two Articles Posted

The first articles in the Wineskins series on instrumental music have been posted. The complete list is — Introduction — The Instrumental Music Issue, by Jay Guin On God’s Salvation, Galatians, and the Instrument, by Jay Guin “Thy Kingdom Come” … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: The Man or the Plan, Part 6 (Repentance)

Repentance Let’s turn back to Rom 10, the home of many Plan of Salvation proof texts, and take a fresh look – (Rom 10:9-17 ESV) 9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in … Continue reading

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