Walking by Faith

Walking by Faith: A Study of Institutionalism

This workbook serves as a sequel to brother Cogdill’s The New Testament Church An understanding of the lessons included in this book would have saved many churches from digression and division over institutional issues. The errors of the sponsoring church arrangement for evangelism and church support of colleges and orphan homes are also exposed. There is no better study book on the issues that divided churches of Christ in the mid-20th century. 16 lessons.

Table of Contents:

The Mission of the Church
The Sufficiency of the Church of Christ
How Scriptural Authority Can Be Established
The Bible Doctrine of Expediency
When is a New Testament Example Binding?
The Church and the Christian Individual
The Autonomy of the Local Church
The Extent and Limitations of the Authority of Elders
How New Testament Congregations Cooperated
The Church and Human Organizations
The Work of the Church - Evangelism
The Work of the Church - Edification
The Work of the Church - Benevolence
The Problems of Congregational Cooperation
The Church Universal and the Church Local
The Christian's Obligations in the Interest of Unity in the Church