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The Lines of Fellowship
A wise preacher once commented that as New Testament Christians, we cannot draw the circle of fellowship any larger–or any smaller–than God Himself has drawn. Lately that “circle of fellowship” has been questioned to a greater degree as Christian bloggers have latched on to Todd Deaver’s new book, “Facing Our Failure: The Fellowship Dilemma in [...]
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 [...]
The ‘un-denominational’ church
by Matt Clifton One of the most misunderstood doctrines of modern times is the doctrine of the church, and how the Lord’s church is not divided into “denominations.” Many insist that different religious bodies can worship differently, and hold different interpretations of scripture, and yet both still be correct. This, of course, cannot be true. [...]