Category Archives: Churches of Christ

What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? Chapter 2

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Jay F Guin

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 →

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What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? Chapter 1

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Leroy Garrett has written another 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! It has 20 chapters, offering … Continue reading →

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Churches of Christ: God Changes the Worldwide Church of God

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Jay F Guin

This is a long video — about 1:13. And I rarely listen to, much less recommend, spoken-word videos. I just don’t have the patience for them. I can read so much faster than I can listen. This is THE exception. … Continue reading →

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Churches of Christ: Are We Fundamentalists?

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Jay F Guin

This is from an article about Neo-Calvinism, but the questions can be fairly asked about the Churches of Christ. Fundamentalism is characterized by: A.) Insularity. There’s a mentality of insiders over against those who don’t believe. B.) Distrust towards culture … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: The Christian Standard’s June 13, 2010 Issue, Part 8 (Follow Up Questions re Baptism)

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Understandably, given how many readers are in Restoration Movement denominations or else have Restoration Movement roots, the question of baptism keeps coming up when I propose treating other denominations as fellow believers and Christians. Baptism has long been a boundary … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: The Christian Standard’s June 13, 2010 Issue, Part 8 (Painting a Picture)

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Imagine, if you will, a community without denominations. Here in West Alabama, for example, imagine that all the congregations of Christ’s church decide to cooperate in all things. They begin with the easiest form of cooperation: benevolence. They begin small, … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: The Christian Standard’s June 13, 2010 Issue, Part 7 (Campbell on Unity)

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Jay F Guin

It’s ironic that our (in the narrow sense) insistence on cooperating only with those as doctrinally pure as we violates our founding principles. Yes, really. The one fact is, that Jesus the Nazarene is the Messiah. The evidence upon which … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: The Christian Standard’s June 13, 2010 Issue, Part 6 (What We Lose)

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Okay. This is the part where we talk some more about what we lose if we give up our denominations. And it’s not as though they serve no purpose at all. In fact, denominations do quite a lot. 1. Missions. … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: The Christian Standard’s June 13, 2010 Issue, Part 5 (What I’m Not Saying; What We Have to Give Up)

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Jay F Guin

I think it’ll help if I say plainly what I’m not saying. 1. I’m not saying that all the denominations should all merge into new super-denomination with a uniform worship pattern, uniform organizational structure, and perfectly uniform doctrine. That was … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: The Christian Standard’s June 13, 2010 Issue, Parts 3 & 4 (Ephesians Gives the Answer)

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Jay F Guin

[re-written and expanded] We should not ask the question in terms of the future of the progressive Churches of Christ or the Restoration Movement. To ask about our subgroup is to assume that God wants our subgroup to have a … Continue reading →

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