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Articles

Garage Sale Grace and Flea Market Salvation by Alan Turner

Amazing Grace by Ed Bragwell

Grace - the Basis of Justification by Grover Stephens

Clapping in Worship by Gardner Hall

The Growing Trend of Performance Worship
by Wayne Jackson

Sermons

Avoiding Extremes Regarding Grace by Bill Hall
Audio

How to Live Under the Grace of God by Scott Smelser
Audio

By the Grace of God I am What I am by Larry Rouse
Outline
PowerPoint

Audio

Who is the Center of Worship: God or Man?
by Larry Rouse

Traditions - Good or Bad? by Sewell Hall
Audio

Conditions for Apostasy
by Bob Waldron

PowerPoint
Audio

The Lord's Supper as a Meal
by Bob Waldron

Outline
Audio

Book Excerpt

A "New" Hermeneutic by Maurice Barnett

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"Christian Primitivism in the Twenty-first Century"
by Ed Harrell
(Preached at the Annandale church of Christ - May 19-20, 2007)
Apostolic Authority: Its Biblical and Historical Significance
PowerPoint
Audio

Common Sense Hermeneutics: Can We See the Bible Alike?
PowerPoint
Audio

Getting It Right: Why Does it Matter?
PowerPoint
Audio

Congregationalism: The Local Church in the New Testament  
   and in History

PowerPoint
Audio

The Dynamics of Unity and Division in the American
   Restoration Movement

PowerPoint
Audio


Thoughts To Ponder

 Millions live in a sentimental haze of vague piety, with soft organ music trembling in the lovely light from
stained-glass windows. Their religion is a pleasant thing of emotional quiver, divorced from the intellect, divorced from the will, and demanding little except lip service to a few harmless platitudes.

 

 

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Dangers Facing the

"Non-Traditional" Christian
 

An Overview
by Larry Rouse

Every generation faces the challenge to understand and apply the Bible for themselves. No one should blindly accept what previous generations have taught just because of past practices. Those who know the Lord will learn to search "the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so" (Acts 17:11). Those who refuse to examine past practices by an open Bible are indeed caught up in a loyalty to a human tradition above God (Mt 15:8-9). It is my goal for this website to encourage such a discussion.

Also with every generation, a movement arises that carries the banner of opposing human traditions and having the desire to see "radical" changes within the church. There is a real danger for those who seek reform to actually form a human movement with human loyalties that are forming new human traditions to contrast with the practices they oppose. When this happens you will often find a group of doctrinal positions taken that will define the new movement. There then will be an effort made to line people up through name-calling, peer-pressure and other carnal weapons. When this occurs, pride, bitterness and a desire for control of others motivate these "reformers." Division occurs in these settings and another sect is born. Please carefully look into your heart and of those who are seeking reform to be sure that you have a heart of love and an open Bible rather than the "win at all costs" attitude of one who will slander and destroy others just to add another slave to a new human movement (Gal 4:17-20; 2 Pt 2:19).

Over the next few months I will be accumulating material under different categories surrounding these questions. I also plan to publish exchanges that will focus on the differences brethren have. If you have material you would like to share or wish to give feedback or begin a discussion, please contact me.

May the Lord Bless You in Your Studies,

Larry Rouse

LarryRouse@cvillechurch.com 

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