Family Matters for the Church of Christ

Through the 1900s our religious neighbors came to know us by our distinctive doctrines; accapella music, frequency of communion, and baptism.

Influenced by former preachers and their teachings for decades we (stupidly) argued that singing with musical accompaniment was a sin, we now know better. We've changed our view on baptism and a woman’s role in the assembly. We now realize that Acts 20:7 and other “so-called” proof text do not, and never did speak clearly to the frequency of eating the Lord’s Supper.

There are still many from my tribe who think these are contemporary issues. Others, like myself, came to conclusions years ago about these doctrines and have since moved on to the more pressing issues facing God's people.

Why not help close this passing era by incorporating instrumental accompaniment and women into your assemblies. Why wait? There are numerous public examples from our heritage where leaders bravely took the step so many only talk about taking.

The future of our heritage is beyond instrumental music, a woman’s role and eating the Lord’s Supper ever first day of the week. It’s important we put these issues behind us.