Churches Urged “Not to Spare the Water”

By Larry Ray Hafley “A new baptism ceremony proposed for eight merger seeking Protestant denominations would allow either full immersion or sprinkling but urges the seven `sprinkling’ churches . . . not to spare the water. “The executive committee of the Consultation on Church Union (COCU), in authorizing the distribution of the rite for use and …

“Is the Church of Christ Really the Church of Christ?” (II)

By Donald P Ames (We continue our review of the tract by the above title written by Jim B. Miller, a minister of the First Assembly of God in Brenham, Tex., who also claims to have formerly been a member of the body of Christ-1 Jn. 2:19). 16. That musical instruments in public worship is a …

Unity! Can It Be Had in the Modern Religious World?

By Bruce James The thought of unity is to me a very thought-provoking and emotional subject because it is that which most religious people wish for many times. As I ask myself, can unity be obtained today, the thought also enters my mind in the form of another question: what is the cause(s) of division in …