the7ones.comApril, 2007
Are you searching for the truth?
At the7ones.com, we appreciate your reading and participation. However, we would also like to suggest an online video resource for those searching for spiritual truth. If you have a broadband internet connection, please view the free online video series by World Video Bible School entitled “Searching for the Truth.”
The most divisive trend among churches of Christ
by Matt Clifton By far, the most divisive trend currently making rounds among the churches of Christ is the willingness to alter our perception of biblical authority in order to fellowship a larger circle of people. At the root of this movement is the well-intentioned desire to fellowship with more people who we consider Christian [...]
Fund created for Winkler children
Friends of Dan and Diane Winkler (Matthew’s parents) have created a trust fund for Matthew and Mary Winkler’s three children, who are now living with their grandparents. If you are interested in giving for the future care of these children, visit The Winkler Family Fund.
Is Peter ‘the rock?’
by Matt Clifton And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound [...]
Augustine: Connecting Link Between Gnosticism and Modern Calvinistic Theology
by Matt Clifton There can be no doubt about the fact that among all the early Christian writers, Augustine has had the greatest impact on modern theology.1 Not only did his writings and theological development shape later doctrines and methods of the Roman Catholic Church, but his work also deeply influenced the Protestant Reformation. John [...]
Tradition and History of the Early Churches of Christ in Central Europe
Thanks to the kind permission of Firm Foundation Publishing, we are pleased to present Tradition and History of the Early Churches of Christ in Central Europe. This work is written by Dr. Hans Grimm, translated by Dr. H.L. Shug, and published by Firm Foundation Publishing House, PO Box 610, Austin, TX 78767. No Bible study [...]
Tradition and History: Biographical Sketch of the Author
Biographical Sketch Of The Author (1 of 10 chapters. See Table of Contents at Bottom. First published by Firm Foundation, 210876, Bedford TX, 76095-7876) Hans Godwin Grimm, Kanalgasse 28, Biel (Switzerland), was born at Sablon-lez-Metz, Lorraine, son of the late Gustaf Grim, last bishop of the church of Christ in Alsatia. He was married July [...]
Tradition and History: The Church of Christ
The Church Of Christ (2 of 10 chapters. See Table of Contents at Bottom. First published by Firm Foundation, 210876, Bedford TX, 76095-7876) It has always been a real church of Christ in this world since Pentecost, and this means: a church believing in faith, repentance, confession and immersion for the remission of sins””a church [...]
Tradition and History: The Sects
The Sects (3 of 10 chapters. See Table of Contents at Bottom. First published by Firm Foundation, 210876, Bedford TX, 76095-7876) The evil of sectarianism, as if mocking at all the prophecies of the apologists and symbolists of the turn of the century, is still increasing rather than decreasing in this twentieth century. In Germany, [...]
Tradition and History: AD 350-800
The Course Of The Church Through The Centuries 350 to 800 AD (Dates are highlighted in red) (4 of 10 chapters. See Table of Contents at Bottom. First published by Firm Foundation, 210876, Bedford TX, 76095-7876) When the persecution of the powers of state and of the organized church of that time violently rooted out [...]