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Join us for our Sunday Bible Classes at 9:30 AM and Worship at 10:30 AM. Explore the Grace Unity Movement, focusing on the essentiality of doctrinal agreement as articulated by H. Leo Boles. Discover God's desire for unity as expressed in Scriptures such as John 17:20-23 and Ephesians 4:1-6. Learn about the distinction between gospel and doctrine, the challenges of legalism, and the pursuit of continuous cleansing. Let’s engage in meaningful discussions on the importance of truth, cooperation, and the nature of false teaching.
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Welcome! Bibles and copies of sermons are available Please silence your cell phones Sunday Bible Classes 9:30 AM Worship 10:30 AM 5:30 PM Wednesday Bible Classes 7:00 PM
Lesson 8: Murch Witty Unity Movement A desire to repair the division between the Lord’s church and the Christian church denomination H. Leo Boles – the only means of Unity is doctrinal agreement
God’s Desire For Unity John 17:20-23 But what is “unity” in Christ? Ephesians 4:1-6 I Corinthians 1:10 Unity is doctrinal
God’s Desire For Unity Fundamentally it cannot tolerate error I Corinthians 5:1-5 Revelation 2:14, 20
God’s Desire For Unity And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. Ephesians 5:11
God’s Desire For Unity And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. Ephesians 5:11
Grace Unity Movement Ecumenicalism: cooperation Cooperation with difference doctrines Carl Ketcherside Leroy Garrett Edward Fudge
Grace Unity Movement Distinguish between Gospel & Doctrine “Preach the Man, not the Plan” Reinterpreting II John 9-11 Galatians 1:6-9 Romans 6:17 verses Romans 1:16?
Grace Unity Movement Doctrinal purity is impossible “No one can understand the bible alike” Ephesians 3:3-5 II Peter 1:20-21
Grace Unity Movement Doctrinal purity is Legalism “The great sin is legalism, not error” John 14:23, 15:10 I John 3:4; 3:24; 5:2-3
Grace Unity Movement Imputation of perfect obedience “I can sin so that Grace abounds” Romans 6:1-2 Galatians 5:19-21
Grace Unity Movement Continuous Cleansing (I John 1:7) “I am accounted forever sinless in Christ” I John 1:5-9
Grace Unity Movement Redefining a False Teacher (II Peter 2:1) “A false teacher has evil intent” “False” as in I John 1:10, 2:4, 2:22 Acts 15:1 with Galatians 1:6-9
Grace Unity Movement Using autonomy to defend error “Each church makes its own doctrine” Revelation 2:5-6; 2:14-17; 3:1-4 Acts 11:27-29 I Corinthians, Hebrews, James