By Steve Wolfgang Footnote Sydney E. AhIstrom, A Religious History of the American People (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1972), p. 451. In 1829 the Baptists listed the “error” taught by the Disciples. Ahlstrom summarizes their charges: “1. They distinguish simply between the Old and New Covenants and hence abolish the Law of Moses. 2. They …
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The Essentiality Of The New Testament Scriptures
By Dan Walters Some of those who believe that we can achieve unity in the church without understanding or obeying the New Testament Scriptures have made an interesting argument. They say that the New Covenant was complete on Pentecost, but that the New Testament Scriptures were not available until many years later. Therefore, many Christians lived …
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Church History: The Restoration
By Aude McKee Introduction: I. For several weeks we have studied the Protestant Reformation. A. When viewed from its stated purpose – to reform Romanism – it was a failure. 1. Catholicism was too deeply entrenched to be reformed. 2. After 450 years (from the days of Luther), Catholicism remains basically the same. B. However, the …
Lessons From Jonah
By Mike Willis The short book of Jonah tells the story of the prophet Jonah who refused to obey the commandment of Jehovah to call Nineveh to repentance. The zealous Jewish patriot did not want Nineveh to repent; instead he desired to see the city destroyed by the hand of God because of her wickedness since …