According to the Pattern

Let’s begin this morning with some quotes from someone none of you probably have ever heard of. “Unless the professed followers of Christ organize upon the apostolic model they are not a church of Christ, although there may be . . . Christians among them ....

The Pillar and Ground of the Truth

  We are looking at some of the distinctive marks of the churches of the Lord. If I put some black paint on my white Dodge and attached some red and blue lights; would that make my car a State Patrol Car? If I went to a costume store and rented a police uniform and...

The Ordinances

  We have been looking at some of the distinctive marks of the churches of the Lord. But why should we be taught to look for those distinctive marks? The Lord started one kind of church, and churches today should still bear those distinguishing marks. One reason that...

Baptism – Romans 6:3

 We have been looking at some of the distinctive marks of the churches of the Lord. We need to do this in order to know how to avoid those which are NOT the Lord’s churches. We need to make this study so that unto God may be glory in the church by Christ Jesus...

The Lord’s Supper – I Corinthians 11:2

 We have been looking at some of the distinctive marks of the churches of the Lord. We need to do this in order to know how to avoid those which are NOT the Lord’s churches. And we need to make this study so that “unto God may be glory in the church by...

The Testimony of History – Acts 20:29-30

 How many different kinds of churches did the Lord start? Did the Lord say anything about the perpetuity, or continuation, of His church? What do he say? Should we assume that the church, or the KIND of church, that the Lord started is still in existence? From where...

Secondary Separation – Galatians 5:1-12

 What does the Bible say about separating ourselves from error? If it is Biblical to separate from error, is it unbiblical to separate from those who refuse to separate from error? What would you guess does the term “Secondary Separation” mean? (Separation...

Early American Landmarkism – Jeremiah 18:15

 Last Sunday, when Bro. Nimmo showed me his picture of George Washington being baptized by John Gano, he also handed me a taped interview of a pastor who has just written a 600 page book on Baptist history in America. I confess to having some skepticism as I began to...

Virginia Baptists – Isaiah 9:8-16

 As far as I know, all of the original colonies in the Americas had state-authorized and state-supported churches, except for Rhode Island. What was the only accepted denomination among the French and Spanish? In the beginning what were the only approved religions in...

The Philadelphia Association – Proverbs 22:28

 I am not a friend of Baptist denominations, associations or fellowships. I have learned from personal experience that it is hard for a group of independent Baptist preachers to call themselves a “fellowship” before they start behaving like an entity unto...