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 [...]
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 [...]
Quail Springs hits the slippery slope of instrumentalism, 300 walk out
by Matt Clifton
According to news reports at Brotherhood News and an interview with The Oklahoman, Quail Springs Church of Christ in Oklahoma City, Ok., added an instrumental worship service on Sunday, Jan. 27.
The congregation’s pulpit minister, Mark Henderson, said in the interview with The Oklahoman that he understands fully the lack of biblical authority for the [...]
Musical instruments in worship on the decline?
by Matt Clifton
That title may be a little over-the-top, but there are certainly currents of change happening among “reformed” theologians. Even while a few congregations of the Lord’s church are dabbling in the use of mechanical instruments of music in worship, it appears that some among the denominations are turning away from this unscriptural practice.
One [...]
Are instruments in worship a ‘little matter?’
by Basil Overton
From Seven Score Short Sermons
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Some people think it strange that anyone would say that it is wrong to use mechanical instruments of music in worship. For centuries after Christ was on earth it would have been just as strange for one to have said that instruments ought to [...]
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 [...]
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