John chapter seventeen records Jesus' prayer for unity among his
followers, which did not appear to be answered in the affi rmative.
In the eighteenth century a movement began in the eastern United
States to address the obvious division of Christendom. This
Restoration Movement was inclusive, inviting people to leave
Christian denominations and return to the Bible alone for spiritual
guidance. Thus, "speak where the Bible speaks and be silent where
the Bible is silent" became their mantra.
In 1801 this movement kindled a large revival centered at the
Cane Ridge Meeting House (cover of book) near Paris, Kentucky.
Churches birthed by this movement grew and spread rapidly to both
the frontier and the cities. However, within fi fty years, conflict
and division began to arise in these churches as some became more
sectarian and others more legalistic, resulting in three primary
groups: the Disciples of Christ, the Independent Christian Church,
and the Church of Christ. Of these groups, the Church of Christ was
the most conservative, with many congregations taking silence of
the Scriptures as prohibitive of everything not written in the two
thousand-year old text, resulting in more confl ict and
division.
Thus, the Restoration Movement had run amuck, becoming mired in
its own swamp of legalism. Th is book seeks to identify what went
wrong, and what changes in attitude, behavior, and conversation are
necessary to get the unity train back on its track.
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