Robert F. Turner's "Church" Articles

The following articles are taken from Plain Talk, a publication of the Oaks-West church of Christ in Burnet, Texas, from 1964-1984. While other writers contributed through the years to this paper, Robert F. Turner was the editor and principal writer. All of the following articles on the general theme of "the church" were written by brother Turner.

Another source of excellent writing on the church by brother Turner is the Cogdell-Turner debate, a written discussion available from CEI and Truth Bookstore.

• What Did God "Establish"?

• The New Testament "Church"

• Glorifying God "In The Church"

• Differences In The Universal and "Local" Church

• Two "Fellowships"

• "People of God"

• The "Organized" Church

• Should You "Join The Church"?

• Nature Of The Church--Importance of proper "church" concepts

• Unauthorized "Saluting"

• Kingdom Truth--With an expose' of kingdom fallacies

• Simple Truths re. Church

• "Becoming" A Church Member

• Could The Church Be Wrong?

• WhichPeople Are The Church?

• "How" The Church Divides

• Faithful To What?

• "Church" Obligations

• The Glorious Church

• Local Church Is No Sham

• Is The Church Restored?

• Kingdom Rule

• The Local "Framework"

• According To Ability

• "Our" New Name

• On "Church" Loyalty

• What Church Divides?

• The Church Name

• Church "Cleansing"

• What Did Christ Build?

• Is The Local Church A "Body"?

• Identifying "Sound" Church

• How To Prove "Independence"

• "Church Buildings" (1)

• "Church Buildings" (2)

• Meaning Of "Kingdom"

• Organizing "The Church"

• In Absence Of Bishops

• The Lord's Church

• The Local Church

• "The Kingdom Is Like"--Figures describing God's People

• An Alms Giving Principle

• Church Discipline---Its effect on fellowship of saints

• Authority Of Elders

• The Glorious Church

• Church Membership

• Institutionalism---The basic issue may be ignored

• The Lord's Body

• Churchood Cooperation

• Pillar And Ground

• What Went Forth?

• Saving The Church

• Church Autonomy

• Co-operation Of Churches