VOL. 14     APRIL, 1983     NUMBER 3

THEME OF THIS ISSUE

RESPONSE TO AN ATTACK ON

THE CHURCH OF CHRIST

ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE

PART I: SOME INTRODUCTORY MATTERS

EDITORIAL

The Need For This Issue  Inside Front Cover

How Some Baptist Pastors Attack The Church Of Christ ……………………………………………… 2

PART II: AT LEAST SOME BAPTISTS CHARGE

MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST WITH TEACHING/

UPHOLDING …………………………………..  3

That Salvation Is By Works With All Grace Excluded …………………………………………  5

ASSOCIATE EDITORIAL

" Baptismal Regeneration" i.e., Salvation By Water

Rather Than By Blood ………………………  8

That It Is Possible For A Child Of God To So Sin As To

Be Eternally Lost In Hell ………………….  12

That The Kingdom Has Already Been Established ……………………………………. 14

That The Church And The Kingdom Are One And The

Same Institution ……………………………..  16

That Salvation Is Only In The Church ..  19

That “Church Of Christ" Is The Only Appellative

Authorized …………………………………….  21

That The Lord's Supper Is To Be Eaten On The First Day

Of Every Week ………………………………  22

That The Bible Does Not Authorize Instrumental Music

In Worship …………………………………….  25

PART III: SOME DOCTRINAL ERRORS OF BAPTISTS

That Salvation Is By Dead Faith ……….  27

That Babies Are Born Totally Depraved  28

EDITORIALS

Baptist Doctrine Implicitly Denies Human Freedom

and Human Responsibility ……………….  30

That It Is Not Possible For A Child Of God To So ·

Sin As To Finally Be Lost In Hell ………  32

That One Is Saved Before And Without Becoming A

Member Of The Church …………………..  33

That The Kingdom And The Church Are Not One And

The Same Institution ………………………  36

That The Kingdom Has Not Yet Been Established,

But Will Be Established When Christ Comes Again……………………………………………. 38

That Baptism Is Not Essential To Salvation  40

That The Church Was Established During The Days

Of John The lmmerser …………………….  42

ASSOCIATE EDITORIALS

"Hallowed Be Thy Name" ………………..  44

"Why Churches Of Christ Do Not Use Instrumental

Music In Christian Worship" ……………… 45

Notes ……………………………………………  47

PART IV: SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION

Does Mr. Pyle Have The Courage Of His Convictions? ………………………………….  48