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Bro. Holt assumed that there are two sets of religious duties authorized in the New Testament, one of which is to be obeyed only by the individual and the other to be obeyed by the church. Bro. Deaver then introduced the following syllogism:
Major Premise: All passages which relate to peculiarly religious matters are passages which apply with equal force both to the church and to the individual Christian.
Minor Premise: II John 9 is a passage which relates to peculiarly religious matters.
Conclusion: II John 9 is a passage which applies with equal force both to the church and to the individual Christian. Compare II Timothy 3:16-17; Colossians 3:17; Jude 3.
Bro. Deaver showed the truthfulness of the Major Premise by showing that the Christian's religious duties are duties which rest upon him peculiarly as a member of the church and that such duties are performed as a member of the body. This principle is set forth in detail in I Corinthians 12:12-28 and Ephesians 4:16. This applies to observance of the Lord's Supper and discharge of the great commission. Deaver pointed out specifically that Acts 20:7 authorizes the church as well as the individual to partake of the Lord's Supper upon the first day of the week. Bro. Deaver insisted that if this principle is not true, Bro. Holt will not be able in an eternity to find scriptural authority for building a meetinghouse, providing a baptistry, or carry out the terms of the great commission. This point was never seriously challenged. Deaver showed that when this principle is applied to Galatians 6:10 and James 1:27, as well as a host of other passages, the debate is over. Bro. Holt made no attempt to show an error in the syllogism or to show why the conclusion is not true.
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Roy C. Deaver vs Charles Holt (Benevolent Work)
June 25-28
Jacksonville, Florida
(By L. M. Rogers, October 3, 1963)
June 25-28
Jacksonville, Florida
(By L. M. Rogers, October 3, 1963)
Bro. Holt assumed that there are two sets of religious duties authorized in the New Testament, one of which is to be obeyed only by the individual and the other to be obeyed by the church. Bro. Deaver then introduced the following syllogism:
Major Premise: All passages which relate to peculiarly religious matters are passages which apply with equal force both to the church and to the individual Christian.
Minor Premise: II John 9 is a passage which relates to peculiarly religious matters.
Conclusion: II John 9 is a passage which applies with equal force both to the church and to the individual Christian. Compare II Timothy 3:16-17; Colossians 3:17; Jude 3.
Bro. Deaver showed the truthfulness of the Major Premise by showing that the Christian's religious duties are duties which rest upon him peculiarly as a member of the church and that such duties are performed as a member of the body. This principle is set forth in detail in I Corinthians 12:12-28 and Ephesians 4:16. This applies to observance of the Lord's Supper and discharge of the great commission. Deaver pointed out specifically that Acts 20:7 authorizes the church as well as the individual to partake of the Lord's Supper upon the first day of the week. Bro. Deaver insisted that if this principle is not true, Bro. Holt will not be able in an eternity to find scriptural authority for building a meetinghouse, providing a baptistry, or carry out the terms of the great commission. This point was never seriously challenged. Deaver showed that when this principle is applied to Galatians 6:10 and James 1:27, as well as a host of other passages, the debate is over. Bro. Holt made no attempt to show an error in the syllogism or to show why the conclusion is not true.
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