Church of Christ dilemma
Answering the New Testament pattern controversy by sharing the doctrine of justification by faith.
 
 
"Any time you have a theology based upon God and man, you can never be absolutely sure of your salvation. Why? Because if my salvation depends upon both God and me -I might mess up."
John MacArthur- "Saved Beyond a Doubt"
 
 
A comparative study of evangelical Christianity and the Church of Christ doctrine of justification by faith in Jesus Christ: 
 
 
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li How does the Church of Christ view of the gospel compare with that of evangelical Christianity?
li What is the doctrine of justification by faith alone? How is it often misunderstood in the Churches of Christ?
li What about James chapter 2, which tells us "faith without works is dead"?
li What about Christian baptism? Doesn't a person have to be "water" baptized in order to be saved?
 
Answers for those unfamiliar with the Churches of Christ and the Stone/ Campbell movement:
We would like to express our appreciation to the following individuals and their respec-tive ministries for their help, insight and faithfulness in proclaiming the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Dr. D. James Kennedy
Dr. J. Vernon McGee
Dr. R.C. Sproul
li Historically the Church of Christ has made tremendous issues over the practice of using instrumental music in worship and the observance of Christmas or Easter. Why is that ?
li Explain why the gospel taught by the Church of Christ (Stone/ Campbell movement) is outside evangelical Christianity.
li Do all the Churches of Christ have a "works of faith" salvation theology?
li Provide some examples that illustrates the difference between evangelical Christianity and the Churches of Christ.
li Is there any practical advice you can give that may help in sharing the gospel with those in the Churches of Christ? 
 
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