By Roy E. Cogdill Attendance at the services of the church is the best index of interest in one’s own spiritual growth, and is a certain indication of one’s own interest in the Lord’s church. One of the purposes for which God gave the church is that we might be edified as a member of the …
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Calvinism (I): Predestination and Election
By Harry E. Ozment Historical Background One of the greatest periods of human history was the Protestant Reformation. Prior to this movement, the Roman Catholic Church held the world in a dark, corrupted, and stagnant mire. Out of this confusion arose great men of courage such as Martin Luther in Germany and John Knox of Scotland …
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Theistic Evolution
By John McCort Some of our brethren are beginning to accept and teach theistic evolution. Theistic evolution is the theory that God created life, but that He chose to create man and the various species of animals through a process of gradual evolution. This dangerous theory is gaining more popularity than many brethren are willing to …
Some Disappointing Incidents
By Cecil Willis It would be interesting to have a complete list of all the papers published by members of the churches of Christ. Several years ago, I heard Dr. Claude Spencer, who was then Curator of the Disciples of Christ Historical Society in Nashville, say that he had counted more than 1300 papers published by …