Volume 33    January 2002    No. 2

THEME OF THIS ISSUE:

IS THE RESTORATION PLEA VALID?

ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE

1 EDITORIAL………………. Alan E. Highers

    What Is the Restoration Plea?

4 Restoration: The Concept, Need and Scope    Wayne Jackson

7 The Difference in Restoration and Reformation    Hugh Fulford

11 ……. What Are We Seeking to Restore?  Don Deffenbaugh

15 ………….. The Importance of the Church  Alan E. Highers

19 Did Churches of Christ Originate in the

    Restoration Movement? William Woodson

24 ……………………. What Is Our Authority?  Dan Winkler

28 ……. Can We Understand God's Word?  David Sain

32 ……. Is Truth Knowable and Attainable?  Gary McDade

36 …….. Of What Value Are the Writings of

    Pioneer Preachers? Robert R. Taylor, Jr.

40 Efforts to Weaken or Destroy the Restoration Plea………………………………… Glenn Colley

45 Do New Testament Churches Exist Today?    Wendell Winkler