Having failed to examined the word “patternists,” which was intended to be in last weeks article, we will do so in this fourth article in this series. Is there a “pattern” for the church in the areas of: organization, worship, and work? Many in the religious world laugh at the idea, as they see no …
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Jun 18
WHAT SOME ARE SAYING (3)
Two charges are being made against the churches of Christ today by one we are calling “our writer” which we are have been studying in this series of articles. First he wrote: “For simplicity’s sake, we can divide the group into two factions. One group is the traditional faction. This group is sometimes referred to …
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Jun 10
WHAT SOME ARE SAYING (2)
In this second article noting “What some are saying,” we return to the webpage “Faith facts.” Here the charge is made that the churches of Christ are not monolithic in their views. Before continuing it is necessary to define the word “monolithic”; it means among other things: “consisting of or constituting a single unit.” First, …
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Jun 04
WHAT SOME ARE SAYING (1)
It is said, you can read most anything these days! Have you ever wondered how others, those not members of the churches of Christ, describe the churches of Christ? You can read some most interesting things if you are willing to wade through the many things people write, until you find something worth reading. Some …
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May 28
JESUS IS THE SUBJECT OF THE BIBLE
The title under which we write might seem like the “understatement of a lifetime!” Is there any debate that Jesus is the subject of the Bible? One writer said about the Bible: “Although the Bible is a great reference book, it is not like other books you may be familiar with. The Bible isn’t written …
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May 14
AT THE HEART OF BEING A CHRISTIAN (1)
You do not hear much about it, neither do you read much about it, but it is “at the heart of being a Christian! So, what could be “at the heart of being a Christian,” that preachers do not write or preach about? Someone says, “I thought preachers preached about everything; yet, here you are …
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May 07
THE ATHEIST AND THE AGNOSTIC (1)
The subject of atheism is not easy to understand at first, as even the atheist define it differently. In other words, like most of us, we like to put the best light on ourselves and the atheist is no different! Therefore, let us take a look at the subject. One writer put it this way: …
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Apr 30
RING IT OUT
Most of you will recognize the words under which this article is written as being from the old song: “There’s a message true and glad, For the sinful and the sad, Ring it out, ring it out; It will give them courage new, It will help them to be true; Ring it out, ring it …
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Apr 23
IT IS TIME!
Yes, “It is time” to clear all the events and activities from your calendar and mark April 28th – May 1st in bold print: “27TH ANNUAL OKLAHOMA CITY LECTURES!” We have been working on this one event for nearly a year and we are only four days away from the first lesson on Thursday night …
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Apr 16
WE ARE ONLY ELEVEN DAYS AWAY
It has been said, that time has a way of getting away from you. This is truly the case with the “27th Annual Oklahoma City Lectures!” Of course, some of us have been working on it for nearly a year and a year is: 365 days! It did take us some time to get our …
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