Welcome to part two of a three-part series on Command, Example, and Inference. The first lesson of our study focused on the Enlightenment. This intellectual movement in Europe believed truth could be known by an application of observation, the scientific method and common sense. The United States government is a product of Enlightenment thought applied… Read More »
Command, Example, and Inference: A Case Study 1/3
This week’s Bible class centered around personal convictions about the faith, work, and practice of the Lord’s church. I was a little unsettled with the response or lack thereof to questions about baptism, congregational singing, and weekly observance of the Lord’s supper. It was a startling red light for me. It suggests the preacher at… Read More »
If Not At Baptism; When?
The religious world teaches many confusing things about baptism. Who is the proper subject to be baptized (infants or repentant believers)? What is the Scriptural mode of baptism (sprinkling, pouring, or immersion)? But the doctrine most discussed in our part of the world has to do with the “when” of baptism. When does someone become… Read More »
Stealing Lawnmowers And God’s Church
What would you think of me if I stole my neighbor’s lawn mower and said, “I don’t think he cares.”? Would you think I had lost my mind if I then said, “You can’t show me where it is against the law.”? No sane person would say such a thing. You would think, “Obviously that… Read More »
Don’t Leave God Out Of Baptism
In discussions with our religious neighbors, no subject comes up more than the issue of baptism. When is a person saved; at the moment of faith or when a believer submits to baptism? Does baptism save? What about faith alone? Where is God in this kind of deliberation?. Let me say clearly. I believe a… Read More »
Elders: Thoughts From 13-Years Ago
[Editor’s note: This article is from February 2012. It shows this church’s commitment to being scripturally organized.-JS] What would you do if you had to leave your children and go on a long journey? And I mean a long journey, like 20 to 30 years. If you had to provide for protection and nurturing of… Read More »
Truth Matters
I have always been impressed with this quote from author, apologist, and thinker C.S. Lewis, “Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance, the only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” It reminds me that talking about spiritual things is not about winning an argument or convincing someone to… Read More »
Why Not Add Or Take Away?
If you are a member of a church of Christ or even if you have just visited a worship service or two over the years, you have probably heard the guiding phrases: Do not add to or take away from the Bible; Speak where the Scriptures speak and be silent where the Scriptures are silent;… Read More »
Am I A Christian?
Is it possible there are multitudes of people living in this country who think they are Christians when, in reality, they are not? This is a frightening and serious question. It would take an overwhelming amount of delusion and false information for something like that to happen. But it certainly does. First we have to… Read More »
Why We Do Not Have A Creed At North Second Street
The lesson for our evening worship will center around the idea of confession. There are two main ways we will use the term. There is the general confession of sin a Christian makes as part of turning from unholy to more holy behavior. The first step to reconciliation is an acknowledgement of our need for… Read More »
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