By Robert F. Turner Church scholars generally agree that the nature of the church began to change very early in its history, and that this change was directly related to the development of a bishopric system. This soon became more than a change in church government. It resurrected the essence of the priestly system of Judaism …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Signs On Church Buildings
By Greg Gwin There are some folks in the Lord’s church who have a problem about attaching any sign to the meeting place or erecting any sign on the church owned property which reads “Church of Christ.” Their contention is that the church is not the building, rather it is the people. Such signs, they argue …
The Big One
By Johnie Edwards Northern California was hit with an earthquake on Tuesday, October 17, 1989 around 7:04 p.m. Ellettsville, Indiana time. The quake lasted for about fifteen seconds and registered 7.1 on the Richter scale. It has been estimated that the damages may run into the 10 Billion Dollar figure. About all of the news people …
Does The Church Save?
By Franklin T. Puckett One of the most widely held beliefs of our day is the teaching that a man is saved by faith alone. Nearly all of the denominational creeds have the idea imbedded in their articles, either clearly stated as in the Methodist Discipline, or else clearly implied. It is taught that a man …