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The second topic on Crosswalk.com’s website concerning the subject of baptism is: “Do You Need to be Baptized to be Saved?” Predictably, James MacArthur, who answers this question, responds in the negative. He disagrees with the plain teaching of the Scriptures, which report Peter preaching on the Day
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This week, the examination of Crosswalk.com\’s \“Baptism: What is It? Meaning and Definition\” continues. Last week\’s article (November 21, 2021) examined only the first paragraph, which was full of error. There are five sections discussing various aspects of baptism. The first one was written by John Shore.
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The teaching of the New Testament is clear concerning the role that baptism plays in salvation; all a person needs to do is read the Book of Acts to learn that a person has sins before being baptized, but afterward they have been washed away. Some, however, have determined that
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The August issue of the so-called Christian Chronicle has still another article overall favorable to homosexual marriage. To be sure, they allow an opposite view to be expressed, but on the whole it is easy to see where their sympathies lie rribed\ o it is easy to see where
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Can the majority be trusted? Sometimes they get it right, but the vast majority will follow the broad way to destruction (Matt. 7:13-14). Unconvinced? The reason for that may be because you do not believe in absolute truth, which the Scriptures reveal. According to the Barna Research Group,
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One question many people might have is: "How do commentators and various authors (like MacArthur) speak of the church of Christ when they neither believe nor belong to it?" The answer lies in the definition of terms. They mean something different from what the New Testament does. In
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We've all heard comments like the one in the title of this article. Sometimes it's expressed a little differently, as in "I read the Bible, and I've accepted Jesus as my Savior, but I don't need the church. In fact, I&
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We noted last week the comments of John MacArthur, from his book, Twelve Ordinary Men, concerning the church. He wrote: "Peter preached at Pentecost, and three thousand people were added to the church" (69). It is absolutely a fact that Peter preached on that day (Acts 2:14,
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Who made these comments about salvation? He preached at Pentecost, and three thousand people were saved (Acts 2:14-41). Peter preached at Pentecost, and three thousand people were added to the church. The church, now some two thousand years old, exists today because these men launched the expansion of
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Back on September 6, 2021, Michael Hatcher re-published an article written previously by Ken Chumbley (date unknown), titled, " The Church and Change." In this article he mentions a book written by a former president of the Southern Baptist convention. His name was Wayne Dehoney, and the book
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As we conclude this series of articles on why not to buy and read the book under review, we want to notice not only what was included in the book—but also the significant things that were omitted, such as the importance of Biblical authority—how do we know what
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Acts One of the usual ways members of the churches of Christ check any book is to observe the handling of the truths set forth in the Book of Acts. Here, Jesus ascends into heaven (Acts 1:9-11) to receive the kingdom promised to His father (ancestor) David (Acts