Is the church of Christ denomination?
by Matt Clifton
It is the desire of the church of Christ to practice only what is found in scripture, and nothing that is absent. One idea that is conspicuously absent from scripture is denominationalism.
We read of one body (Eph. 4:4), the body of Christ, which is the church (Col. 1:18). We do not read of [...]
Is there a pattern for the church?
by Matt Clifton
There are as many different views on the meaning of scripture, it seems, as there are groups that claim to follow Christ. In any given town, one will find building after building emblazoned with the name of a different denominational body. All claim to follow Christ and honor His word. Invariably, however, the [...]
Does the church of Christ have female preachers?
by Matt Clifton
The quick answer is “no.” The longer answer must take into account the fact that in the Bible, God has given certain roles to the man, and certain roles to the woman.
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Is baptism essential for salvation?
by Matt Clifton
Some have wondered why the church of Christ places so much emphasis on baptism. A more important question may be, “Why have so many denominations place little or no emphasis on baptism?”
The reason the church of Christ preaches baptism as essential to salvation is because that is exactly the position the Bible gives [...]
Who’s on trial: Mary Winkler, or the church of Christ?
by Matt Clifton
The world is watching with sadness and morbid curiosity as Mary Winkler goes to trial charged with the shooting death of her husband, Matthew Winkler, a preacher for the Fourth Street church of Christ in Selmer, Tenn. The trial is being broadcast live by CourtTV.
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Discipline makes your britches fit
by Matt Clifton
There was big trouble in little Israel. Seems God’s chosen people had gotten a little too big for their britches, as the old saying goes. The prophet Amos was delivering a message from God, and things weren’t looking too good.
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Don’t put them on your list!
by Matt Clifton
Once upon a time there was a woman who had been bitten by a rabid dog, and since she neglected to go to the doctor in time, she was advised by her physician to write her last wishes, since it was very possible that she could die from rabies. She spent so long [...]
Baptism into Christ
by Matt Clifton
The subject of baptism has confused many believers in Christ over the years. It is not the teachings of the Bible, however, that have caused this confusion, but rather man’s various “interpretations” of biblical teaching that is the source of the difficulty. When we take the sum total of what the Bible teaches [...]
Confessing Christ before men
by Matt Clifton
Jesus caused a lot of friction in His earthly ministry, especially among the prevailing Jewish groups of that day. The biggest issue was that Jesus claimed to be the Messiah, and most of the Jews were not ready to accept Him as such. In John 9:22, we read that “the Jews had already [...]
Repenting of sin
by Matt Clifton
At this point we have had two installments on the subject of how one can know for certain he or she is a Christian. In the previous two articles, we noted that faith comes from hearing the Word of God (Rom. 10:17), and the faith we are to have is a faith in [...]
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