Technical Difficulties

Let’s attempt to put all the chapters together and see the relationship between them.   When we reach the fourth chapter, we understand that the ultimate goal of completing the unity of the faith, and knowledge of Christ is accomplished through the gifts that God gave the called out body.  Make no mistake, the body of…

Concerning modern healing services today,  we might ask why that is such a bad thing.   This is the ancient problem of the end justifying the means.   When stressing how wonderful it makes us feel to believe that one is witnessing a miracle, we will not quibble about whether a real miracle was performed because it…

Ephesians 2:19-22 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the…

One safeguard among those who propose an eldership rule over local churches is the law of local autonomy and rules for establishing authority.  These provides the added protection needed for any abuse of leadership and authorized work for the organization.   It is believed that the Bible’s mention of only a plurality of elders is the…

With the death of the apostles and the destruction of Jerusalem at the end of the age, the people of God began to drift toward the organizational patterns of the surrounding culture.   Part of this influence came from Judaism and the Synagogues, but the most damaging influence came from Roman imperialism.  We believe these two…