By Voyd N Ballard Some twenty years ago when institutionalism was again raising it’s ugly head in the church, those that favored the institutions and were determined to push them onto the church, commenced a campaign against faithful preachers and brethren in which they branded us as an “insignificant bunch of antis and legalists who would …
Yearly Archives: 2012
The Name of the Church
By Mike Willis For several months now, I have been intending to write an article pertaining to the name of the Lord’s church. A number of articles have crossed my desk in which the writers have denied that the church has a name. I want our readers to see a sampling of these articles. These quotations …
Commitment to Christ
By Larry Ray Hafley Several articles of late have spoken of commitment to Christ. No informed Christian denies the need, but while contending for commitment to Christ, some decry “church of Christ theology in the process of conversion.” It is charged that “Neo-Phariseeism” is “in the church of Christ today.” If these allegations be true, they …
The Songs that We Sing
By Ronny Milliner While we are singing “psalms and hymns and spiritual songs” we are also to be “teaching and admonishing one another” (Col. 3:16). We are to worship God in spirit and in truth (Jn. 4:24). Therefore it would be wrong for us to sing words that expressed a false idea. Indeed, if we engaged …