The "best" of religious society
Tuesday, 08 February 2005
Another good essay off of Living Waters… –KH The “Best” of Religious Society http://www.livwat.com/articles/10042.html by Charles Fry Every human society seems to have some sort of honored elite (sometimes more honored by themselves than by anyone else), the special in-group, the privileged few, the informed and superior inner circle. There are religious elites, political elites,
- Published in Commentary, Unity
Firm and flexible
Tuesday, 08 February 2005
Good essay, Charles. –KH Firm and Flexible http://livwat.com/articles/10048.html by Charles Fry Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!” (Luke 1:45, NIV, -she was Mary) No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory
- Published in Commentary, Unity
Restoring the church
Tuesday, 08 February 2005
Where exactly is the Church that Jesus died for? All admit that He only died for one Church. It seems that Christians spend a lot of time trying to figure out which one, of the choices we have before us in our neighborhood, is the “right one,” the “best one” or “the true one.” What
- Published in Church, Commentary, Unity
The Greatest Command
Friday, 04 February 2005
It occurs to me that if one or two commandments are the greatest, that others are lesser in importance. As difficult as this is to swallow, given our desire to obey all that Jesus commands, He had no problem prioritizing the commandments of God. Granted, the Old Law is the specific context of the Pharisee
- Published in Commentary, Love
Opinions, opinions, opinions
Tuesday, 01 February 2005
One of the toughest things to wrap our minds around is distinguishing between opinions and inerrant truth. Until we do that, though, we’ll continue on the path of discord, because opinions are responsible for all the division we see in Christendom, not inerrant truth. It is not possible to force ourselves to hold the same
- Published in Alexander Campbell, Commentary
The family vs. the institution
Tuesday, 01 February 2005
This essay is worth reading: http://2or3.homestead.com/files/fam.html. Here’s a snippet: THE INSTITUTION VS. THE FAMILY By George Davis The word paradigm speaks of any mindset received by tradition and social conditioning which shapes our private and world view. At one time the world was thought to be flat, having boundaries, and the fear of sailing off
- Published in Church, Commentary
Are there Christians among the sects?
Thursday, 27 January 2005
The following are excerpted quotes from Ketcherside, compiled by Lloyd A. Boyll in 1989 under the book title of A New Spirit. –KH CHRISTIANS AMONG THE SECTS by W. Carl Ketcherside “I am convinced that there are many Christians among the sectarian parties of our day.” “Mind you, I do not believe that there are
- Published in Alexander Campbell, Unity, W. Carl Ketcherside
Speculative theology
Thursday, 27 January 2005
Here’s some speculative theology produced by creeds: The Western form of the Nicene Creed differs from the Eastern in what it says about the Holy Spirit. The Eastern form, following that adopted at Constantinople, says that the Holy Ghost “proceedeth from the Father.” The Western form of the Creed adds the words, “and the Son”
- Published in Commentary
Foundation of Christian union
Thursday, 27 January 2005
The following is an excerpt from Alexander Campbell’s Foundation of Christian Union. I’ll put the last paragraph first to entice you to read the whole thing and bear with our brother’s generous use of commas: Let THE BIBLE be substituted for all human creeds; FACTS, for definitions, THINGS, for words; FAITH, for speculation; UNITY OF
- Published in Alexander Campbell, Commentary, Unity
All or nothing fellowship