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Biblical Bishops (6/9/10) |
“Who may serve as a bishop?” is a controversial question. Face it—the Bible is controversial. Read 1 Timothy 3:2-5-- a bishop must be “the husband of one wife” (NKJ). Some say this means that IF he is married, he can only have one wife but that marriage is... |
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Biblical Pastors (6/9/10) |
The original teaching of Scripture regarding pastors has been discarded by centuries of human tradition.
Ephesians 4:11 identifies pastors as a part of God’s plan for His church. Paul met with the Ephesian elders, encouraging them to shepherd (to pastor) the flock (Acts 20:17,... |
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Episcopalians Debate Jesus & Salvation (12/14/09) |
Katherine Schori, presiding bishop of the US Episcopal Church, debated a fellow Episcopal bishop last week in Dallas, Tx. What difference in belief resulted in a debate? Whether or not Jesus is essential to salvation---and the “presiding bishop” is the one who does not believe it... |
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Organizing the Family and the Church: the new Anglican Church (10/22/09) |
When you start a new family, how must it be organized? “He who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female,'” (Matthew 19:4). But not all agree, resulting in controversy.
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Celibacy (10/22/09) |
In the article “With the Stroke of a Pen,” we noted that a Catholic priest admitted that Catholic teaching on celibacy could change with the “Pope’s” permission. Let’s consider-- should that teaching exist today?
Catholicism admits “we do not find in the... |
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The Churches of Christ (10/12/09) |
Introduction
In Romans 16:16 Paul wrote of “the churches of Christ” while in Ephesians 4:4 he taught that there is one church. How can both statements be true? Because in Ephesians, Paul is speaking of the worldwide group of the saved, while in Romans he is referring to churches which... |
