Church of Christ Topical Video - Campbellism

Published 22 months ago

Bob L. Ross, author of the book, Campbellism, Its History and Heresies, joins Larry Wessels, director of Christian Answers, in this brief review of this 19th-century religious movement. This movement known as Campbellism and adhered to by groups... more

Bob L. Ross, author of the book, Campbellism, Its History and Heresies, joins Larry Wessels, director of Christian Answers, in this brief review of this 19th-century religious movement. This movement known as Campbellism and adhered to by groups known as Church of Christ, Christian Church, and Disciples of Christ, had its beginning primarily through the influence of two immigrants from Ireland. Thomas Campbell, the father, and Alexander Campbell, the son, rebelled against Presbyterianism and ultimately created the Campbellite movement. The Campbells had arrived in America in the early 1800s and later with the help of Walter Scott and Barton W. Stone restored the ancient Gospel with an emphasis on Acts 2:38 and baptismal remission. Works righteousness is a common feature of Campbellism and plays a large part in many of their strange doctrines such as their denial of the use of musical instruments in the church worship service (among some of their sects). less

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