Category Archives: Church Doctrine

Questioner: When I asked one of the men later what was the difference in what we did and the church giving the family money, the answer was it wasn’t the churches money since it never went into the churches bank … Continue reading →

A creed is a summary of NT teaching that is bound on others. You cannot come to faith in Christ without forming a view of what is right and what a Christian must do. Do you believe that anything that … Continue reading →

Many have objected to the CENI (command, example, and necessary inference) methodology that is used to detect requirements in Christ’s law, saying it is too legalistic. However, if there is no law, then men cannot sin. We know there is … Continue reading →

A querist wrote: >If the phrase “singing AND making melody in your heart to the Lord” means >both singing AND making melody” have to occur in order for an individual >to be acceptable to God, then why doesn’t speaking to … Continue reading →

A querist wrote: Paul writes in Eph 5: 19, “Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.” If the phrase “singing AND making melody in your heart … Continue reading →

The element that is missing from the Col Eph passages is the time factor. You are assuming that the time factor is one service. The context does not require that. If in your services you use psalms, hymns and spiritual … Continue reading →

A querist wrote: >Palms, hymns and spiritiual songs” are three separate and >distinct categories – each having a common purpose – to praise God and >edify one another – but accomplishing this purpose in a different method – >the difference … Continue reading →

A querist asked: I’m seeking input on the difference, if any, on psalms, hymns and spiritual songs ( Eph 5:19 & Col 3:16). And, if we are to be singing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, should we be singing at … Continue reading →