• Denominationalism

    “Tests of Faithfulness” 

    Published on 12-29-2011 08:09 AM  Number of Views: 362 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. Denominationalism,
    4. False Doctrines,
    5. Obedience

    by Tom Wacaster

    A prospective customer walks into the automobile showroom and inquires about an automobile. After obtaining the details he “test drives” the car to see if it is to his liking. Another might walk into the local Best Buy and inquire as to the details of a computer, or an HDTV. He may “beat out some keys,” or “flip through the channels” before purchase. Then there are those who take a walk up and down the isle of the local Sam’s Club, sampling the “snacks” available ...
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    “Do We Want A Church That Flies?” 

    Published on 12-27-2011 12:10 PM  Number of Views: 437 
    1. Categories:
    2. Thus Saith the Lord,
    3. Denominationalism,
    4. False Doctrines,
    5. Church of Christ,
    6. Moderates,
    7. Authority of the Scriptures,
    8. Postmodernism

    by Tom Wacaster

    A rather interesting article appeared in one of the more liberal periodicals sometime back that, of late, has been parroted by the change agents of this new century. The author's comments serve as a good example of the present effort on the part of change agents to remodel and restructure the Lord's church of our generation into something that is “functional,” though not necessarily in accord with the “form” of the New Testament pattern. The author of that article     ...
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    Getting There From Here 

    Published on 10-01-2011 06:44 AM  Number of Views: 443 
    1. Categories:
    2. Denominationalism,
    3. Hermeneutics,
    4. False Doctrines,
    5. Liberalism,
    6. Authority of the Scriptures

    By Tom Wacaster
    I am sure that all of us have, at one time or another, had someone jokingly say, “You can’t get there from here.” Uncertain as to the ability of someone to grasp directions, we first seek to put them in a position where the instructions are simple and easy to follow. Take for example the story of a salesman who was seeking to locate a family who had requested someone to contact them regarding a sale or delivery. The     ...
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    Scriptural Answer or Human Experience? 

    Published on 05-10-2011 11:40 AM     Number of Views: 1051 
    1. Categories:
    2. Denominationalism,
    3. Calvinism,
    4. False Doctrines

    by Tom Wacaster

    Among the many false doctrines that have occupied the minds of men is that of the necessity of the direct operation of the Holy Spirit upon the heart of an individual in order to procure salvation. Such are the fruits of Calvinism. Once you adopt John Calvin’s doctrine of election, the outgrowth of such false doctrine is the necessity of God to somehow operate directly upon those who have been “predestined”     ...
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    JESUS VS. PAUL 

    Published on 02-01-2011 08:35 PM  Number of Views: 309 
    1. Categories:
    2. Rightly Dividing the Word,
    3. Denominationalism,
    4. False Doctrines

    JESUS VS. PAUL

    By Garreth L. Clair

    A recent Christianity Today article called "Jesus vs. Paul" looks at the current debate among evangelical New Testament scholars (and their students) who seem to be divided into two main camps: those who emphasize Jesus and the kingdom, and those who focus on Paul and justification by faith. Stan Guthrie, who wrote our Bible study of the same name says, "While this ...
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    "Think On These Things" 

    Published on 01-09-2011 12:37 AM  Number of Views: 240 
    1. Categories:
    2. Denominationalism,
    3. The One Church

    "Think On These Things"—Foundations: Every denomination has some doctrines peculiar to itself. These peculiar doctrines are the basis for its existence; upon them it was founded. Without these peculiar doctrines it would have had no excuse, no foundation, for its existence. Till resent years every denomination tried earnestly and persistently to justify it existence by a constant effort to prove the truthfulness of its doctrines. Both preachers and laymen believed their doctrines, and ...
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    THE NAME "CHRISTIAN" (Names Mean Something) 

    Published on 01-09-2011 12:24 AM  Number of Views: 360 
    1. Categories:
    2. Thus Saith the Lord,
    3. Denominationalism,
    4. The One Church,
    5. Christianity,
    6. Authority of the Scriptures

    Many people will work hard to provide for their families, pay their debts, deal honestly with others in order to have a good name, for they realize that is better than otherwise. However, when it comes to religion, another attitude is assumed, and when Biblical terms are suggested, instead of human names, it is often affirmed "There is nothing in a name." A preacher once said that in the pulpit and an old sister in the back arose and exclaimed: "Praise be to Beelzebub." The preacher ...
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