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RESTORATION

RESTORATION. WHAT DOES IT MEAN ?. TO RESTORE. TO PLACE BACK IN ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE MEANING OF RESTORATION. To restore the New Testament church in zeal, teaching, and practice To speak where the Bible speaks and to be silent where the Bible is silent

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RESTORATION

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  1. RESTORATION WHAT DOES IT MEAN ?

  2. TO RESTORE TO PLACE BACK IN ORIGINAL CONDITION

  3. THE MEANING OF RESTORATION • To restore the New Testament church in zeal, teaching, and practice • To speak where the Bible speaks and to be silent where the Bible is silent • To return to the New Testament as our authority and guide

  4. BASIS FOR RESTORATION • Jesus established his church (Matt. 16:18) • There were warnings of a “falling away” (II Thess. 2:1-8) • The church departed from God’s original plan (I Tim. 4:1-4) • There was an apostasy from the church as God gave it (Acts 20:28-32) • The Bible plan is still the same (I Pet. 1:22-23) • Our duty is to call people back to God’s original plan (I Pet. 4:11; Isa. 8:20; Jer. 6:16).

  5. DENOMINATIONALISM Began about 500 years ago – not a part of God’s original plan

  6. Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, where Luther nailed the 95 Theses

  7. RESTORATION OR REFORMATION? NOT THE SAME! • REFORMATION – “To reform” • RESTORATION - “To restore” • The Reformation caused denominationalism

  8. FOUR STREAMS • James O’Kelly (1735 – 1826) The Republican Methodists No Name but Christian – No Guide but the Bible • Abner Jones (1772-1841) - Elias Smith (1769-1846) Forsook Calvinism - Became Christians ONLY • Barton W. Stone (1772 – 1844) Left Springfield Presbytery – Became Christian ONLY • Thomas (1763-1854) and Alexander Campbell (1786-1866) • Speak where the Bible speaks

  9. Alexander Campbell’s home at Bethany, WV With “Stranger’s Hall”

  10. Campbell’s Study Shown from the Side View

  11. INSIDE CAMPBELL’S STUDY Alan Highers

  12. Bethany Church of Christ Where Thomas and Alexander Campbell Preached

  13. INSIDE BETHANY CHURCH BUILDING NO INSTRUMENT OF MUSIC HERE

  14. BETHANY COLLEGE Founded by Alexander Campbell

  15. Standing in front of the Campbell Home Sandra and Alan Highers

  16. PURPOSE OF RESTORATION NOT to establish a new denomination – BUT to go all the way back to the New Testament church!

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