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Category Archives: Churches of Christ
What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? Chapter 10
We’re working our way through Leroy Garrett’s book: What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? The paperback is $7.95, but it’s also available in Kindle edition for $0.99. For $0.99, it’s really an offer you can’t refuse! … Continue reading
What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? Chapter 9
We’re working our way through Leroy Garrett’s book: What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? The paperback is $7.95, but it’s also available in Kindle edition for $0.99. For $0.99, it’s really an offer you can’t refuse! … Continue reading
What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? Chapter 8
We’re working our way through Leroy Garrett’s book: What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? The paperback is $7.95, but it’s also available in Kindle edition for $0.99. For $0.99, it’s really an offer you can’t refuse! … Continue reading
Dear Greg: A Letter to the New Editor of the Gospel Advocate, Part 3
The church and politics There’s much discussion today about the relationship between church and state. David Lipscomb’s Civil Government was a major influence on the thought of the Churches of Christ until Foy Wallace very nearly erased all lines between … Continue reading
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Dear Greg: A Letter to the New Editor of the Gospel Advocate, Part 2
Missional living In the last few years, there have been dramatic shifts in our understanding of the scriptures — not so much in terms of doctrine as in how to live the doctrine. David Lipscomb’s service during the Nashville cholera … Continue reading
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Dear Greg: A Letter to the New Editor of the Gospel Advocate, Part 1
Dear Greg, First, I want to reiterate my congratulations on your appointment to the editorship of the Gospel Advocate. It’s an incredible and well-deserved honor. The Advocate remains highly influential in many segments of the Churches of Christ, and you … Continue reading
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What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? A Reader’s Question
I get emails — Is the Church of Christ balkanizing? Is this the start of another great divide? All in the name of the gospel? (Yes, it has been done before as you well know.) No. The Church of Christ has … Continue reading
What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? Chapter 7
We’re working our way through Leroy Garrett’s book: What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? The paperback is $7.95, but it’s also available in Kindle edition for $0.99. For $0.99, it’s really an offer you can’t refuse! … Continue reading
What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? Chapter 6
We’re working our way through Leroy Garrett’s book: What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? The paperback is $7.95, but it’s also available in Kindle edition for $0.99. For $0.99, it’s really an offer you can’t refuse! … Continue reading
What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? The Baptism Question, Part 5 (The Spirit)
Can the presence of the Spirit be discerned by observation? A reader asked whether the ultimate test of Christian fellowship isn’t in fact the presence of the Spirit. That’s exactly the view of Barton W. Stone, and his opinion is … Continue reading
