http://the7ones.com New Testament Christianity in the 21st Century Fri, 09 May 2008 12:43:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en by Brandon Renfroe All rational individuals strive for balance. In writing to the Philippians, Paul exhorted, “Let your reasonableness be known to everyone” (Phil. 4:5, ESV). The same apostle would admonish those in Ephesus to no longer be “tossed to and fro by the waves” (Eph. 4:14, ESV). Nowhere is balance more ... http://the7ones.com/2008/03/13/the-need-for-balance/ by Matt Clifton After reading Mark Lindley's article, What is the Church of Christ? , a sincere reader asks: “I am not a member of a labeled Church of Christ, but a non-denominational church… (although I understand that COC is not to be considered denominational) so according to the write up, I ... http://the7ones.com/2008/03/11/am-i-a-member-of-the-true-church-of-christ/ by Matt Clifton It has never been a big secret that I am not the best yard-keeper in the world. Landscaping 101 was never in my course work, although I do come from a long line of greats in the lawn care industry (a story I will spare you for another ... http://the7ones.com/2008/03/10/white-as-snow/ by Matt Clifton From time to time it is asserted by some individuals that baptism in water plays no part whatsoever in the salvation of a man's soul. However, to those who hold and teach such a view, 1 Peter 3:21 presents quite a stumbling block. Rather than teaching that baptism ... http://the7ones.com/2008/03/06/baptism-doth-also-now-save-us/ 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 ... http://the7ones.com/2008/02/27/bnc-marks-official-launch/ 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, ((Martin Dibelius, Studies in the Acts of the Apostles, London: Clowes, 1956, pp. 111-12. He ... http://the7ones.com/2008/02/23/acts-109-16-peters-rooftop-vision/ 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. Idols Judah’s king, Ahaz, put stock in idols because he thought they ... http://the7ones.com/2008/02/20/misplaced-trust/ 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 ... http://the7ones.com/2008/02/18/massachusetts-court-upholds-covert-introduction-of-pro-gay-materials-to-school-children/ 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 ... http://the7ones.com/2008/02/18/taming-the-tongue-whats-in-the-well-will-be-in-the-bucket/ 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 ... http://the7ones.com/2008/02/15/if-only-they-had-known/