Withdrawing from the Withdrawn

By Jimmy Tuten, Jr. Recently a set of Edgar Dye’s lecture series notes on “Church Discipline” came across my desk and under the heading of “Objections to Disfellowshipping Considered” he covered a point that has given me problems from time to time. It is a prevalent objection that is very common, and I am sure others …

Unity and Diversity (II)

By Olen Holderby Of course, where there is Bible unity there is Bible fellowship. Fellowship is much more than relationship, though it includes the proper relationship. Fellowship in the Bible applies to spiritual matters-God, Christ, Holy Spirit, and fellow-Christians (Acts 2:42; 1 Cor. 1:9; 2 Cor. 13:14; 1 Jn. 1:3, 6, 7). The fellowship of Christians …