BNc marks official launch
A good news source for faithful churches of Christ has been a long time coming, but finally the time is here. Brotherhoodnews.com officially launched today with a new design and format.
Although there are some sites that claim to serve churches of Christ, many are simply thinly-veiled attempted to push a progressive agenda of change upon [...]
Acts 10:9-16 — Peter’s Rooftop Vision
by Matt Clifton
It is surprising that when surveying standard commentaries on Acts 10:9-16 so little is found in the way of discussion on the meaning of Peter’s rooftop vision. With only the very rare exception,aa nearly universal agreement is found that the rooftop vision ultimately meant that Gentiles were acceptable to God under the New [...]
Misplaced Trust
by Weylan Deaver
In what do you trust? Many people and things vie for our confidence, and the Bible is replete with warnings about putting trust in the wrong place. There are specific things on which we are not to rely.
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Massachusetts court upholds covert use of pro-gay materials in classroom
by Matt Clifton
Just when you thought the pro-homosexual movement had gotten as bad as it could, along comes this decision by the United States Court of Appeals, as reported by Apologetics Press.
According to the news story, the decision upholds the rights of public school teachers to not only read pro-homosexual material (story books, etc.) to [...]
Taming the tongue: What’s in the well will be in the bucket
by Brandon Renfroe
As anyone familiar with the Bible could tell you, wells serve as a backdrop to many narratives. It was Isaac who “digged again†the wells of his father Abraham, after the Philistines had stopped them in their jealousy (cf. Gen. 26:14, 18). Isaac’s son, Jacob, was the proprietor of a well that [...]
If only they had known…
by Weylan Deaver
Have you ever regretted a course of action because you later learned something you had not known earlier? At times serious mistakes are made which would have been averted had the truth surfaced (or been accepted) in time. Perhaps the ultimate case of this is described by Paul when he says that, had [...]
Must the church change in order to grow?
by Matt Clifton
The recent discussion over Richland Hills and Quail Springs has spawned what should be an examination of some deeper issues. Specifically, some progressives in the church claim that the church will “die out” if we do not change with the times.
Is this a true statement of the state of the church? Should the [...]
Calling out Quail Springs: Judgmental, or loving?
by Matt Clifton
Following the prominent interview of Mark Henderson of Quail Springs church of Christ in The Oklahoman, leaders of many congregations in the Oklahoma and Texas area joined together in publicly marking Henderson in an advertisement printed in the same newspaper. For more background on this story, also see BrotherhoodNews.com for a story on [...]
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In the interest of providing our content in the best format possible, the7ones.com has changed its method of providing updates via email.
From now on, we will use FeedBurner to provide our email subscriptions. This method is easy and secure, and you will only get email when the site is actually updated.
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Is worshipping with instruments ‘darkness?’
by Matt Clifton
In a recent article, I discussed the decision of the leaders of Quail Springs church of Christ in Oklahoma City to add an instrumental service to their worship. A few readers responded to my article with the idea that those who opposed the Quail Springs decision are being “comdemning” and “judgmental.”
As a response, I [...]
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