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 »
How We Speak Of The Divine
I am not a big fan of describing God the Father, Son, and Spirit as “the Trinity.” The word is unknown to Scripture and so are many of the theories to describe the nature of God. I think most doctrines on “the Trinity” are speculative and fall far short. We are trying to describe the… Read More »
Choosing A Congregation
Sometimes you choose to do a series. Sometimes a series chooses you! Following on Choosing A Mate and Choosing Your Friends, today we are discussing what we should look for in a local church. Since this is “drop off day” for Austin Peay students, I thought it would be a good time for all of… Read More »
Where We Stand: Women Leading In Worship (part 2)
Welcome to the conclusion of our two-part series on women leading the corporate worship of Christ’s church where Christian men are present. The simple and easily understood teaching of our Lord is women are not allowed to preach or teach when individual Christians are, “gathered together to break bread”-Acts 20:7. This leaves two glaring questions… Read More »
Where We Stand: Women Leading In Worship (part I)
It often makes me wonder what Christians looking down from heaven must think of us right now. Our congregations are slipping off into apostasy in such an open and blatant way. It is quickly becoming a minority view to say a woman should not lead a congregation during worship. So, what would Peter, Chloe, Paul,… Read More »
What Is Restorationism And Why Do We Insist On It?
For most of our religious friends, the idea of “restoring the New Testament church” is just not their concern. I am not saying they don’t read and try to follow their Bibles. They just don’t think it necessary to imitate the faith, worship, and practice they see reflected in apostolic congregations. This is, and always… Read More »
Building On A Foundation
It is an odd thing to be a person who writes articles about faith in Jesus Christ. I never thought of myself as becoming one of those people. Yet, here I am. As a way of excusing myself, I thought it would be appropriate for me to write about writing. As Christians who strive to… Read More »
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