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Question for the Readers Re a Church Merger
I received this email yesterday. I thought it would be helpful if the readers were to weigh in with ideas — I came across your entry while doing a search for “church of Christ” merger. I currently work with a … Continue reading
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Amazing Grace/Churches of Christ in Decline?: Rescuing the Churches of Christ, Part 3
XI. Why can’t an established church have the same success as a church plant? A. Established churches have many advantages 1. A building. Church plants have to rent space, with all the obvious inconveniences. 2. Elders and deacons 3. Lots … Continue reading
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Buried Talents: 1 Peter, “Co-heirs of Grace”
We next note 1 Peter 2:11-3:7, a passage very similar to Ephesians 5: Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. Live such good lives among … Continue reading
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Amazing Grace/Churches of Christ in Decline?: Rescuing the Churches of Christ, Part 2
IX. Church plants have been shown to work. A. By “church plant” I mean a team of 15 to 20 or so who go to a city and start a church. “Domestic missionary team” may be a more helpful term. … Continue reading
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Buried Talents: Additional Material on Eph 5:21 (in response to Alan)
As Eph. 5:23 is often the passage most heavily relied on to establish the hierarchicalist position, this article will challenge the hierarchical interpretation of that passage. We begin somewhat indirectly, however, by first addressing two articles published recently in the … Continue reading
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Buried Talents: Ephesians 5, Part 2 (“Submission”)
The next key concept that we should consider is submission. Verse 21 states that all Christians are to submit to one another. In the following verses Paul gives examples of this principle in practice, in marriage, between parents and children, … Continue reading
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Amazing Grace/Churches of Christ in Decline?: Rescuing the Churches of Christ, Part 1
[This is an outline for class teachers at my church. Although some of the material is from other recent posts, most of it’s brand new, especially toward the end. It’s designed for teaching at all churches that have covered the … Continue reading
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Are We Sacramentalists? Working Our Way Back to Eden
I recently posted an article on Ephesians 4 and Paul’s theology of service. Service, for a Christian, is the fulfillment of God’s very purpose in saving us. (Eph 2:8-10) For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and … Continue reading
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Quail Springs Church of Christ “Disfellowshipped”: The Results Are In
While wandering the labyrinthine staircases of the Pepperdine mountainside, I ran into an elder of the Quail Springs Church of Christ. We had an encouraging chat about the Quail Springs congregation. He’s a good man. Those who speak so harshly … Continue reading
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Buried Talents: Ephesians 5, Part 1 (“Head”)
We cannot untangle the role of women in the church without also delving into the relationship of husbands and wives. After all, the Genesis accounts that we’ve already studied deal foremost with marriage, not church governance. Paul’s most thorough discussion … Continue reading
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