“What is the SimpleChurch movement? Is it biblical?”……Answer: The "SimpleChurch" movement is basically a move to make the modern day church experience as close to the early churches of the New Testament as possible. Adherents to the SimpleChurch movement would say that early believers met in people's homes and their worship had very little structure, […]
“What are Sabellianism, Modalism, and Monarchianism?”……Answer: One of the most hotly debated theological issues in the early Christian church was the doctrine of the Trinity. How do God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit relate to one another? How can there only be one God, but three Persons? All of the […]
Seventh-Day Adventism History An itinerant Baptist preacher, by the name of William Miller (1782-1849) would be credited for the birth of the SDA movement. Miller believed that Christ would return on 21 March 1843. So sure was he in this belief, that his motivation drove him to start a revival, which swept across N. America, […]
“What is Restorationism?”……Answer: Restorationism refers to a group of unaffiliated 19th century movements from within Christianity based upon the premise that the true faith and practice of the church had been lost due to apostasy and that the church needed to be restored to its New Testament model. Restorationist organizations include Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, and […]
“What is the Restoration movement?”……The Restoration Movement, part of the broader movement called "restorationism" began in the early 19th Century when a conglomeration of members from different Christian groups and denominations decided they had gotten away from the basics of Christianity. Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians, and others abandoned their formal denominations with hopes of establishing a […]
“What is Secular humanism?”……Answer: The ideal of secular humanism is mankind itself as a part of uncreated, eternal nature; its goal is man's self-remediation without reference to or help from God. Secular humanism grew out of the 18th century enlightenment and 19th century freethinking. Some Christians might be surprised to learn that they actually share […]
“Are the teachings of Witness Lee and the Local Church biblical?”……Please note – many have approached us and expressed disappointment that we tend to agree with CRI’s assessment of the Local Church movement. There are many people, some of them formally involved in the Local Church, who are absolutely convinced that the Local Church is […]