Circles of Fellowship: Responding to the Crisis of Christian Identity

 A Reprise of Who Is My Brother? A quiet revolution is taking place among the churches of Christ, raising troubling questions about identity and fellowship. Never before in the history of the restoration movement has so dramatic a change occurred in such short a time with such little opposition." Is baptism essential for forgiveness and salvation? How should we regard believers whose doctrine is different? Can there be Christian unity without compromising truth? For a younger audience who may have missed Who Is My Brother?, Smith proposes a comprehensive five-fold fellowship: Universal Fellowship (The Family of Man) Faith Fellowship (Like Family) "In Christ" Fellowship (The Extended Family) Conscience Fellowship (Close Family) Congregational Fellowship (Immediate Family) Table of Contents: Introduction Part I: The Quiet Revolution 1. A Clear and Present Danger 2. The Ghost of Faith-Only Arguments Past 3. Not By Overnight Express 4. Uncommon Common Cause Part II: Five-fold Fellowship 5. Universal Fellowship: The Family of Man 6. Faith Fellowship: Like Family 7. "In Christ" Fellowship: The Extended Family 8. Conscience Fellowship: Close Family 9. Congregational Fellowship: Immediate Family Part III: Rethinking Sacred Cows 10. The Loving Discipline of Disfellowship 11. False Teachers or False Teaching? 12. The Prospect of Eternal Fellowship Discussion Questions Product Details ISBN: 9780966006070 Publisher/Vendor: Cotswold Publications Author/Contributor: F. LaGard Smith Binding: Paperback Size: 6 x 9 Pages: 200 About the Author:Author and professor F. LaGard Smith continues to prompt our thinking as in his previous books: The Cultural Church - Male Spiritual Leadership - Baptism--The Believer's Wedding Ceremony - Radical Restoration - After Life - Troubling Questions for Calvinists - Angels, Demons, and the Devil. Smith is also the compiler and narrator of the best-selling The Daily Bible -- the NIV in chronological order."