Topical Lessons

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As a church, most of our teaching is expository, meaning we go through a text in the Bible, normally a whole book, and examine it chapter by chapter and verse by verse. The lessons below are different. For these, we start with a topic and look throughout the Bible to see what God has revealed to us through His Scriptures about it. In addition to these topical lessons, we have also tagged the key topics that are discussed in our expository lessons. To find lessons (either topical or expository) that address a specific topic, click here.

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The Legacy of Nonresistance in Churches of Christ

Were Jesus' teachings on nonresistance, love for one's enemies, and peacemaking meant to be taken seriously? This lesson reviews the radical convictions of the Restoration Movement (mid-1800s) regarding these teachings, and sadly, how they were lost over time as the church began to incorporate the popular thinking of its day. Many Restoration Movement churches, including

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It's Just War, Should Christians Fight?

On March 28, 2014, Anchor-Cross Publishing and Followers of the Way sponsored a debate on the subject of just war, bringing leading thinkers together to discuss the issue in historic Faneuil Hall in downtown Boston. Speaking of behalf of just war were Dr. Peter Kreeft (professor of philosophy at Boston College) and Dr. J. Daryl

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