Public debates and discussions addressing major doctrinal propositions from opposing positions. Nature of man, election, atonement, faith, baptism, church, creeds, papacy Written PDF and audio
Nearly every religious person agrees that Christians should be united. Jesus prayed for unity. The apostles taught unity. Division among believers is repeatedly condemned in the New Testament. Yet Christianity […]
When the gospel was preached in the first century, those who obeyed it were not Catholics, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Pentecostals, Lutherans, or members of any other denomination. Those religious organizations […]
Jesus did not come into the world to establish hundreds or thousands of different churches teaching conflicting doctrines. He promised to build His church. Jesus said: “…upon this rock I […]
ABOUT THE AUTHOR ABOUT THE AUTHOR KEVIN L. WALKER Kevin L. Walker is a Christian, husband, father, grandfather, United States Navy veteran, retired Senior Chief Petty Officer, businessman, Bible teacher, […]
Second Timothy 3 describes Scripture’s role in furnishing the man of God; Second John 9 requires abiding in Christ’s doctrine. A human summary can be tested and used as an explanation, but it cannot become a new source of divine law.
Church The word church is used in three different ways. It is most often used to refer to the world-wide body or kingdom of Christ, comprised of all who have obeyed the…
Creed A formal statement of belief. The only NT creed was a simple confession of faith in Jesus as Lord and Christ, the Son of the living God. This simple, public confession…
Denomination The organized grouping of congregations with similar names, creeds, beliefs, structures and practices. This concept is foreign to the NT, since Jesus Christ only built one church. The belief that there…
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