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Category Archives: Grace
Mac Deaver Joins GraceConversation
Greg has had to step aside from the conversation for awhile, and it’s taken some time to find a replacement. But I’m delighted that Mac Deaver has agreed to step in. Mac is Todd Deaver’s father and likely the most … Continue reading
Unity in Diversity
Thanks to Edward Fudge, I’ve discovered Unity in Diversity, a web site that includes most of the writings of Carl Ketcherside. Ketcherside is routinely vilified by many among the conservative Churches of Christ because he helped initiate the progressive movement. … Continue reading
Posted in Grace, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Carl Ketcherside, Church of Christ Links, edward fudge, Unity in Diversity
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GraceConversation: Exegesis of Phil’s Proof Texts
I’ve posted three posts working through the texts cited by Phil Sanders in “Proposition One Response from Phil.” Part One (Galatians, Liars, Blindness, Truth) Part Two (Repentance, the Factious Man) Part Three (Conclusions: How God saves people despite imperfect doctrine)
Posted in GraceConversation.com, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, doctrine, exegesis, Galatians, GraceConversation, Phil Sanders, repentance
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Grace Conversation: Latest Posts and Tips on Keeping Up
Todd Deaver and I have posted a number of posts over at GraceConversation.com — Getting to the Real Issue summarizing the posts that are to come Proceeding According to Plan, responding to Greg’s insistence that we take up the baptism … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, GraceConversation
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Dialogue with Robert Prater: Baptism, Circumcision, Galatians, 1 John, and GraceConversation
The question has been raised in private emails and comments here whether baptism might be a work. After all, circumcision, which is certainly a work in Paul’s vocabulary, is also passive. To answer this one, we need to get away … Continue reading
Posted in Grace, Instrumental Music, Uncategorized
Tagged 1 John, All, Baptism, Baptist, Church of Christ Links, circumcision, Galatians, GraceConversation, justification, N. T. Wright, salvation
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GraceConversation.com
I think we’ve finally gotten to the real issue: does the conservative branch of the Churches of Christ have a scriptural rationale for declaring as apostate (damned) those who disagree on certain hot-button issues? Hopefully, as we explore this question, … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, graceconversation.com
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Dialogue with Robert Prater: What Is “Faith”? Part 4 (Baptism vs. Faith)
Note to readers: I’m recaptioning the posts reflecting my interchange with Robert Prater, as we’ve gotten pretty far afield from the original theme. When members of the Churches of Christ speak of the faith-only heresy, they generally aren’t referring to … Continue reading
Posted in Grace, Instrumental Music, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Baptism, Church of Christ Links, faith, immersion, infant baptism
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Dialogue with Robert Prater: What Is “Faith”? Part 3 (Baptism)
Baptism Okay. Baptism is, oddly enough, where many in the Churches of Christ got things wrong in the last century. That and the Holy Spirit. We wanted to prove that baptism is essential for salvation. We argued, therefore, that it … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Baptism, Church of Christ Links, faith, Holy Spirit, salvation
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Dialogue with Robert Prater: What Is “Faith”? Part 1 (Toward a Definition)
Robert Prater posed an important question — If you take such position that a person is saved/justifed/forgiven of sins on the basis of faith alone/only without its inclusion of further acts of obedience which demonstrate/define, etc. true “faith/belief” (i.e., confess, … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Baptism, Church of Christ Links, faith, faith alone, justification, N. T. Wright, salvation, sola fide
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Dialogue with Robert Prater: What Is “Faith”? Part 2 (James, Paul & the Spirit)
So what about James? Let’s take a fresh look, beginning with his thesis sentence — (James 2:14) What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? He … Continue reading →