What Must the Church of Christ Do To Be Saved? edition by Leroy Garrett Religion Spirituality eBooks
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While not questioning in the least the genuineness of the faith or personal salvation of members of Churches of Christ, the author raises questions as to what these churches must do as a denomination, if that term be allowed, to be "saved" as a viable witness to the Christian faith in today's world. What must it do to save its own people from boredom, mediocrity, and irrelevance? What must it do to escape from its legalistic, sectarian, and isolationist past and become a meaningful part of the larger Christian world? What must it do to be true to the Bible and to its own heritage in the Stone-Campbell unity movement and become truly ecumenical, truly catholic, truly holy, and truly apostolic?
Dr. Leroy Garrett is a graduate of Abilene Christian University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Harvard University where he earned the Ph.D. He is a retired professor of philosophy, history, and religion and has taught at several colleges, including Bethany College, Texas Woman's University, and Dallas Christian College. For thirty-four years he edited the monthly journal, Restoration Review, following six years as editor of Bible Talk. He is the author of The Stone-Campbell Movement, the story of the American Restoration Movement, published by College Press, and an autobiographical work, A Lover's Quarrel, published by A.C.U. Press. He has lectured at colleges and churches of all three traditions of the Stone-Campbell restoration movement and served on executive committees of both the World Convention of Churches of Christ and the European Evangelistic Society. In 1993, Pepperdine University presented him with the Distinguished Christian Service Award in recognition of his work in “encouraging the reformation and renewal of the church” and his long years as an “enthusiastic promoter of unity and openness in the Stone-Campbell Movement.” He continues to publish occasional essays under the title Soldier On! These may be found at LeroyGarrett.org, along with most of his other writings.
Also now available from the by Leroy Garrett, "A Lover's Quarrel My Pilgrimage of Freedom in Churches of Christ," published Dec. 27, 2011, by ACU Press (search for ASIN number B006QQ0AWK).
What Must the Church of Christ Do To Be Saved? edition by Leroy Garrett Religion Spirituality eBooks
I have been a Christian and member of the church of Christ for many years. I've lived in many areas of the United States, attended many congregations of the chuch of Christ, and widely visited many others. I've seen many things the church does right, and areas where the church struggles. Brother Garret's book asks us to look at uncomfortable truths about ourselves. I quickly devoured the book and found myself heartily agreeing with about half and strongly disagreeing with about half. I felt the book started off strong with topics such as admitting we've been wrong sometimes and repenting of sometimes our divisive actions. Certainly Christians of any ilk are not gifted with perfect knowledge and should strive to be together in Christian unity, to act or think differently would be hypocritical. I appreciated the chapters about recovering our heritage and history revitalized through the Stone-Campbell movement and resurrecting the spirit of J.W. McGarvey (a personal favorite). The criticisms here are often, but not always, well landed and should serve as great conversation starters for self-examination. My wife and I have already been talking about various aspects this book brings up in long, detailed discussions that are very interesting and helpful.The second half of the book I still found very interesting and thought-provoking but the arguments here are markedly lacking compared to those earlier in the book. For instance, brother Garret asks us to cease being male-dominated. As with everything, each generation must re-examine Scripture to understand the truth revealed therein, and this is one area that is particularly controversial right now. However, instead of a call to re-examine this issue, brother Garret posits that we should simply cease any gender-role distinctions without offering much in the way of Scriptural discussion. No in-depth Scriptural study is gone through here to fully support the author's solid declaration, rather he gives a cursory sampling of his personal understanding of the issue and his desire to see the church of Christ be what he considers more relavant through cultural assimilation. This desire to fit into society's norms does not conform to Biblical teaching. I agree with brother Garret in that it's a discussion well worth having, but his emphatic conclusion to begin the chapter seems to be born from a desire to close debate instead of engender study.
I whole heartedly agree with brother Garret's expressed desires to attain assurance of our own salvation, obtain grace not legalism, and treat the good news as actual good news. However, he belives we should come to terms with our status as a denomination. To the extent this is true we should root it out and seek to be Christians only. This, I believe, is partially and unintentionally responsible for us becoming detached from our reformation history, but as the heros of that movement were constantly pointing out, we should seek to adhere to God's word, not the creeds and divisions of men.
The book concludes with some examples of congregations that brother Garret belives are "saving" themselves from the problems he's been outlining. The problem here is that these congregations are making many changes, not chiefly with concern for Biblical teaching, but in a drive for preceived cultural relevance. I believe this is a misguided path followed by many well-intentioned people. I understand the desire to draw people into the church by making it attractive to them, but if we look identical to the world Christians are called to be in but not of, then how will people find safe haven from that world? The church should seek to be relevant (this is a property of truth after all), but not at the price of diluted conformity, lest we risk inefficacy.
I very much appreciate brother Garret's efforts here. The topics brought up in this book need to discussed and debated constantly seeking to find and attain the truth in love. There is much liberty in Christ; certainly enough that we can disagree on particulars yet still be brothers and sisters clinging to our common faith in our common Savior.
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What Must the Church of Christ Do To Be Saved? edition by Leroy Garrett Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews
Great understanding of American Restoration Movement, it's history, leaders, purpose, and destination.
Dr. Garrett was an extremely knowledgeable teacher of the Bible and Christianity!
This is really a four-star book, but I'm giving 5 in order to make up for the unfair 1 star ratings. I think it shameful that anyone would give only 1 star for merely saying things that one finds objectionable - unless it was vulgar, of course. This book is not profane in any way. On the contrary, it is God honoring.
On to the short review
What a delightful, easy-to-read, yet profound little book! In fact, I will be re-reading it very soon. I made a ton of highlights that I look forward to revisiting and digesting.
This book is great for those of us who love our Restoration Movement heritage and especially its original focus on unity - a goal that seems to have been lost over the years. Its only natural for any movement to drift from its original intent after time. Grace-centered Christians from the Churches of Christ will read things that they have (in many cases) only secretly thought and reasoned from scripture - alone, or with a select few other believers. You will find it encouraging, thought-provoking, and perhaps revelatory.
Dr Leroy Garrett loves the Church of Christ - enough to refuse to leave. This is his love letter to her.
The only reason that this merits less than 5 stars is that I would prefer that more scripture references were used to make the authors points.
Get it. Only $.99 in the store at the time of this review. It's worth every penny, and I have recommended it to all my fellow Christians seeking the unity of believers.
I enjoyed the book. Agree with much of what he said however, I also disagree with some thoughts. Individuals have preferences in what they expect to find in their worship service.
Some of us like the older forms and formality. We should not condemn those that have preferences either directions.
Br. Garrett moves freely between the Disciples, the independent Cristian, and the non-instrumental groups, with a preference for one but does not condemn the choices of the others.
The Pattern Principle "Speak where the Bible speaks and be silent where the bible is silent " has two or more views. Practice only what we find taught and practiced or to allow for changes in society that we do not find in conflict with the scriptures. Does the hard line allow us to condemn the changes made by those that another congregation accepts?
In the 1950's and 60's many of the Bible churches and Baptist had a rather formal type of service. The culture began to change with the youth activities and choice of music that was used.. Classes changed and open activities were added that we did not see as worship nor evangelism.
Culture changes and I believe that the epistles were written to meet the cultural environment of the readers. are not always theologically specific.
Women's culture is different today, their ability to serve in the community of God is much greater today.
Music has changed even in the times of the first church fathers. We do not chant today, nor separate our families by sex on opposite sides of the assembly.
Are we to be condemned for being exclusive in our membership thoughts when those of Intervarsity, Youth for Christ, Bible churches, Free Methodists, Baptist have no problem of telling us that we are not saved, "going to be lost" because we teach things that they do not like? That shoe fits both ways.
Within the independent Christian groups I found it interesting tp see how they would adapt terms of the found in the Evangelistic churches and we would use them or adapt them to meet our teachings and no one would notice.
"Accepting Christ as one's personal Savior" is not in the Book. Not Bible, not taught by any apostle, however we each have a meaning for that term. "A personal conversion experience" for many. "For us it is "A pledge to God in an act of being immersed telling God that we will follow him."
Some 50 plus years ago I had a taxi ride in El Paso and the Baptist driver was telling me that I was wrong because I believe in works and not by faith alone. I explained that my accepting of Christ was my being baptized.
His reaction, "Oh I never thought of that."
Brother Garrett makes many good points, not perfect but neither is this reviewer.
I have been a Christian and member of the church of Christ for many years. I've lived in many areas of the United States, attended many congregations of the chuch of Christ, and widely visited many others. I've seen many things the church does right, and areas where the church struggles. Brother Garret's book asks us to look at uncomfortable truths about ourselves. I quickly devoured the book and found myself heartily agreeing with about half and strongly disagreeing with about half. I felt the book started off strong with topics such as admitting we've been wrong sometimes and repenting of sometimes our divisive actions. Certainly Christians of any ilk are not gifted with perfect knowledge and should strive to be together in Christian unity, to act or think differently would be hypocritical. I appreciated the chapters about recovering our heritage and history revitalized through the Stone-Campbell movement and resurrecting the spirit of J.W. McGarvey (a personal favorite). The criticisms here are often, but not always, well landed and should serve as great conversation starters for self-examination. My wife and I have already been talking about various aspects this book brings up in long, detailed discussions that are very interesting and helpful.
The second half of the book I still found very interesting and thought-provoking but the arguments here are markedly lacking compared to those earlier in the book. For instance, brother Garret asks us to cease being male-dominated. As with everything, each generation must re-examine Scripture to understand the truth revealed therein, and this is one area that is particularly controversial right now. However, instead of a call to re-examine this issue, brother Garret posits that we should simply cease any gender-role distinctions without offering much in the way of Scriptural discussion. No in-depth Scriptural study is gone through here to fully support the author's solid declaration, rather he gives a cursory sampling of his personal understanding of the issue and his desire to see the church of Christ be what he considers more relavant through cultural assimilation. This desire to fit into society's norms does not conform to Biblical teaching. I agree with brother Garret in that it's a discussion well worth having, but his emphatic conclusion to begin the chapter seems to be born from a desire to close debate instead of engender study.
I whole heartedly agree with brother Garret's expressed desires to attain assurance of our own salvation, obtain grace not legalism, and treat the good news as actual good news. However, he belives we should come to terms with our status as a denomination. To the extent this is true we should root it out and seek to be Christians only. This, I believe, is partially and unintentionally responsible for us becoming detached from our reformation history, but as the heros of that movement were constantly pointing out, we should seek to adhere to God's word, not the creeds and divisions of men.
The book concludes with some examples of congregations that brother Garret belives are "saving" themselves from the problems he's been outlining. The problem here is that these congregations are making many changes, not chiefly with concern for Biblical teaching, but in a drive for preceived cultural relevance. I believe this is a misguided path followed by many well-intentioned people. I understand the desire to draw people into the church by making it attractive to them, but if we look identical to the world Christians are called to be in but not of, then how will people find safe haven from that world? The church should seek to be relevant (this is a property of truth after all), but not at the price of diluted conformity, lest we risk inefficacy.
I very much appreciate brother Garret's efforts here. The topics brought up in this book need to discussed and debated constantly seeking to find and attain the truth in love. There is much liberty in Christ; certainly enough that we can disagree on particulars yet still be brothers and sisters clinging to our common faith in our common Savior.
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