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.”
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Gadgets and Gimmicks

by Brandon Renfroe
“Whatever it takes.” This has long been the mindset of many in the religious world, as they seek to justify practices which are, in a word, absurd. A recent article from the Birmingham News chronicles a most unusual episode—Florence church youth swallow live fish. The author relates that the First Assembly of God [...]

J.W. McGarvey and the Instrument

by Brandon Renfroe
2006 marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Census Bureau officially recognizing the “split” between the churches of Christ and what is usually termed the “Christian Church.” Though the division may not have been formalized until 1906, the seeds of discord had been sown long before then. While the mechanical instrument was the [...]

Where is happiness found?

by Basil Overton
From Seven Score Short Sermons
PO Box 2279, Florence, AL 35630
Happiness is not to be found in unbelief. It is said that the great infidel, Voltaire, said: “I wish I had never been born.”
True happiness is not found in sinful pleasure. Lord Byron lived a life of worldly pleasure and finally said: “The worm, [...]

Neither Catholic Nor Protestant

by Basil Overton
From Seven Score Short Sermons
PO Box 2279, Florence, AL 35630
At the beginning of the 16th century Martin Luther broke away from the Catholic Church and started a movement that resulted in the Lutheran Church. In 1534 Henry VIII of England broke from the Church of Rome and formed the Church of England (Episcopal [...]

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 brothers. [...]

The Bible & Evolution: Can we believe both?

by Matt Clifton
One of the most dangerous things Christians can do is to try to make the Bible conform to the will of the world. One area we see this happening is in evolutionary theory and the fact that there are a lot of religious people, including Christians, who are being swayed by the idea [...]

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.
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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 in heaven: [...]

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.aa 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 Calvin’s [...]

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