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Category Archives: Church of Christ Doctrinal Issues
The Fork in the Road: Moral vs. Positive Law: Created to be Like God
Argument 4 (Eph 4:22-24) You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; … Continue reading
The Fork in the Road: Moral vs. Positive Law: Worship in Spirit and in Truth
Quite a while ago, I wrote some posts that were a pretend debate between two friends over lunch regarding instrumental music. The friends are IM and AC. Here’s an excerpt — _______ IM: In the story of Jesus and the … Continue reading
Posted in Fork in the Road, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, spirit and truth
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Instrumental Music: An Email re “Upgrading a Worship Service Without Buying a Guitar”
One of the most popular posts on this blog is “Upgrading a Worship Service Without Buying a Guitar.” I received the following email earlier today about that post, and I thought I might reply to it here, so that others … Continue reading
Posted in Instrumental Music, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, Instrumental music, worship service
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The Fork in the Road: Moral vs. Positive Law: It’s Not a Positive Law Unless It’s a Law
Words to live by: It’s a not a positive law unless it’s a law. I won’t live long enough to refute every claimed positive law among the Churches of Christ. I could spend the next few weeks just making a … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, five acts of worship, Law, legalism
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The Fork in the Road: The Four Streams
In an earlier post, I quoted some excerpts from a recent article in the Tennessean newspaper about the rise of the progressive Churches of Christ. The article quoted one source as saying the progressive Churches are creating a “a fourth … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, Gospel Advocate, Tennessean
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The Fork in the Road: Moral vs. Positive Law: Baptized into Christ
Argument 3. It would be a mistake, of course, to discuss morality without discussing Christology. We are baptized “into” Christ. We become a part of his body on earth. We are transformed by the Spirit into his likeness. Therefore, acting/becoming … Continue reading
The Fork in the Road: A Reply to John, Part 2 (Regarding Confession and Forgiveness)
Many in the Churches of Christ have taught that, while baptism forgives our former sins, future sins are forgiven by a three-step process — 1. Confess the sin to God (1 John 1:9). 2. Repent of the sin. 3. Ask … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Baptism, Church of Christ Links, confession
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The Fork in the Road: A Reply to John, Part 1 (Regarding Hebrews 10)
[A comment I made yesterday, edited a tad, and moved to be a main post.] John wrote, Jay, [His laws of pardon are] [r]epentance of sin, confession of fault, and prayer to God for forgiveness. 1 John 1.7 is a … Continue reading
The Fork in the Road: The Nashville Tennessean Weighs In
A week ago, Bob Smietana, a reporter for the Tennessean newspaper in Nashville, emailed me, asking for an interview for a story he was working on regarding the progressive Churches of Christ. I tried to set up a time, but … Continue reading
The Fork in the Road: Rich’s Question
Rich asked, When I think of the concept of law within the Bible I think of anything I must obey. Jesus said, “If you love me, keep my commandments.” I equate the generic term ‘law’ with ‘commandments’ whatever they may … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, K.C. Moser, Law
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