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[Christian Unity] Culture vs Conviction

2008-08-28T17:56:26Z

The church of Christ is at a crossroads.More and more voices are
questioning whether the teachings of the Bible continue to have
authority in the postmodern world. A growing number of people argue
that the world of today is much more enlightened than that of the early
church, and therefore the teachings about what is sin and what is

[Christian Unity] Religion and Politics

2008-08-26T02:04:25Z

I recently wrote that Christians should keep their political views
between themselves and God, for the sake of unity. Subsequently, a new
Pew poll has discovered that more conservatives are coming to the
conclusion that it can be a bad idea to mix religion and politics. From
the Pew Forum article:Four years ago, just 30% of conservatives

[Christian Unity] Growing Toward Unity

2008-08-21T22:24:51Z

Today I had the pleasure to participate in a cordial leadership event
including six leaders of four former ICOC congregations in the Atlanta
area, plus leaders from several area independent Christian churches.
The event was hosted by Mount Carmel Christian Church and organized by
the Institute for Organizational Leadership. The individual who pulled

[Christian Unity] e-Sword Live

2008-08-15T18:48:05Z

You may already be familiar with e-Sword, the outstanding free Bible
software for Windows PC, and its smaller companion, Pocket e-Sword.
I've just discovered a new platform where this tool resides, called
e-Sword Live, an online Web 2.0 Bible study tool.You'll need to
register to access all the features of e-Sword Live. After selecting a

[Christian Unity] Alternate Views

2008-08-15T15:44:35Z

The Christian Standard is currently featuring a pair of articles
explaining two sides of the issue around the role of women in the
church. In one, Joe Harvey takes the complementarian position. In the
other, Lana West takes the egalitarian position. I'm not going to get
back into that debate, since I covered it previously in my series on

[Christian Unity] Christian Unity and Politics

2008-08-10T12:45:52Z

Christianity and politics have had a rocky relationship. In the early
days of the church, government persecuted the church. Later, the
government practically merged with the church. Those previously
persecuted Christians must have viewed the sanction of government as a
wonderful thing. But centuries of state-sponsored Christianity led to

[Christian Unity] What One Must Know to be Saved: Conclusions

2008-08-04T16:00:01Z

From the preceding discussion, the things a person must know to be
saved are obvious. In the book of Acts, the Holy Spirit has recorded
for us numerous examples of the gospel being preached to a variety of
people. Some of these people were Jews and well versed in the Old
Testament scriptures. Others were Gentiles with no understanding of

[Christian Unity] What One Must Know to be Saved: Corinth

2008-08-02T16:00:01Z

Luke records in Acts 18 that Paul entered Corinth and taught them the
gospel.Act 18:4 Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to
persuade Jews and Greeks.Act 18:5 When Silas and Timothy came from
Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to
the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.Later, Paul summarized his message

[Christian Unity] What One Must Know to be Saved: Agrippa

2008-07-31T16:00:02Z

In Acts 26, we have Luke's account of Paul's defense before King
Agrippa.King Agrippa was familiar with the Old Testament prophets. It
was not necessary in his case to establish the basic facts about God
and his past relations with the Jews. So in Paul, in his testimony
before Agrippa, simply explained how he, as a Pharisee, had come to

[Christian Unity] What One Must Know to be Saved: Athens

2008-07-27T16:00:02Z

The most complete description in Acts of the gospel message as
delivered to Gentiles is found in Acts 17, in the account of Paul
teaching in Athens.Here, Paul's audience was quite different from those
who heard his messages in the synagogues which we examined previously.
Appropriately, his message was different as well. Paul began by making

[Christian Unity] What One Must Know to be Saved: Pisidion Antioch

2008-07-25T16:00:01Z

In Pisidion Antioch, Paul entered the synagogue and taught the
gospel.In his message, Paul summarized the period of Israelite history
from Egypt through King David, and taught that Jesus was descended from
David. He reminded them of what John the Baptist had said about Jesus.
He told them about the crucifixion and resurrection, and how those

[Christian Unity] What One Must Know to be Saved: Cornelius

2008-07-23T16:00:01Z

In Acts 10, we read of the conversion of Cornelius. He was a Gentile, a
devout and God-fearing man who prayed regularly to God. After being
persuaded to come to Cornelius in a vision, Peter preached the gospel
to him.Peter's message reveals that Cornelius already knew of "the good
news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all." Cornelius

[Christian Unity] What One Must Know to be Saved: Felix

2008-07-22T10:46:13Z

Act 24:24-25 Several days later Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who
was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him as he spoke about
faith in Christ Jesus. As Paul discoursed on righteousness,
self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and
said, "That's enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient,

[Christian Unity] What One Must Know to be Saved: Solomon's Colonnade

2008-07-21T16:57:34Z

Today we will continue our inquiry into what one must know to be saved,
by looking at the message Peter preached to the crowd in Acts 3.In the
first part of the chapter, we read of Peter healing a crippled man.
This filled the people who witnessed the healing with wonder and
amazement. A crowd gathered, and Peter seized the opportunity to preach

[Christian Unity] What One Must Know to be Saved: Pentecost

2008-07-18T16:18:20Z

The obvious place to learn what a person must know in order to be saved
is the book of Acts. There we find a variety of conversion accounts,
including the things that were taught to bring people to faith in
Jesus. These accounts show us what the inspired apostles taught, and
what the Holy Spirit considered important enough to record in the