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Tag Archives: Church of Christ Links
Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: “My Yoke Is Easy”
Jesus taught, (Mat 11:28-30) “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you … Continue reading
The Lord’s Supper: Introduction and the Synoptic Accounts
I was typing away on this series on moral and positive law and figured I needed to say something more specific about the Lord’s Supper. After all, if there’s any positive command that can be defended, surely it’s the Lord’s … Continue reading
Posted in Lord's Supper, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, communion, Eucharist, Lord's Supper
26 Comments
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
Posted in Fork in the Road, Uncategorized
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
Posted in Fork in the Road, Uncategorized
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
Perseverance: A Reply to Randall
Randall challenged me to re-open the discussion on the perseverance of the saints (POTS) or “once saved, always saved.” Historically, the Churches of Christ have rejected this view uniformly, but now there is movement in some circles toward a more … Continue reading
Posted in Perseverance, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, perseverance of the saints, POTS
375 Comments
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
Posted in Fork in the Road, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Baptism, Church of Christ Links, confession
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