Divine Authority
Marriage, Divorce And Remarriage 1 Lawful And Unlawful Marriages
Description Our society today ridules and abuses marriage. They accept divorce and remarriage as nothing. They say homosexuals can marry. Many churches even endorse divorce and remarriage when God says it is sinful. This study focuses on God's teaching regarding what...
Divine Authority 1 What Is Authority And Why Do We Need It?
Description In the home, workplace, school, nation and local church, authority is needed in order to function smoothly and exercise proper roles without conflicts. Why do so many churches claim to follow the bible and practice things against it? Thier attitude toward...
Divine Authority 2 Unacceptable Sources of Authority
Description This class lists several unacceptable sources of authority and gives Bible examples of why they are sinful for us to follow. this explains a lot about why so many churches including churches of Christ claim to follow the Bible but pracctice so many...
Divine Authority 3 The Only Source of Divine Authority Today
Description Our only source for Divine authority today is the New Testament, the spostles' teaching. Failing to understand this leads us into exalting people and tradtions and even the Old Testament as our authorities. This is why so many churches practice all sorts...
Divine Authority 4 Four Ways of Establishing Divine Authority
Description From th eNew Testament, how can we know what we are authorized to do in a local church? The Word reveals four ways that we must establish Bible authority by. Otherwise, we drift into emotions and tradtions folloowing whatever ocmes to our minds and is...
Divine Authority 5 Things That Are Expedient
Description Microphones, pulpits, songbooks, church buildings, baptismal pools and many other things are not found mentioned in the New Testament. Do we violate God's Word when we have any of these things? We claim these things are expedient,profitable in our judgment...
Divine Authority 6 Respecting The Silence of The Scriptures
Description Two attitudes affect how we look at the silences of the Scriptures. First, we view God's silence as permissive. If He did not clearly forbid from doing something, we are free to do it. This is the prevailing attitude even among many churches of Christ. It...
Divine Authority 7 The Nature of The Church of Christ
Description Misunderstanding th enature of the Lord's church has caused many churches to organize and work in ways that violate what is authorized in the New Testament. We examine what Jesus' church is, the difference between His universal church and a local church...
Divine Authority 8 Organization of The Church of Christ
Description Why are so many churches organized in ways that are not revealed in the New Testament? For example, the Roman Catholic church with its Pope and Cardinal hierarchy. Even many churches of Christi have strayed adopting denominaitonal patterns of organization...
Divine Authority 9 Cooperation of Autonomous, Independent Local Churches
Description How can independt local churches cooperate together doing evangelistic and benevolent work? Can they do it without giving up their independance? Sadly, most churches following human wisdom and emotions have developed and deployed centralized schemes where...
