Category Archives: Debates

“Christian, Contend For Thy Cause,” by James D. Bales

Posted on July 10, 2020 by George Battey
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Public Challenge For Debate – Divorce & Remarriage (FOLLOW-UP – June 2015)

Posted on June 16, 2015 by George Battey

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Debate Notes: Bible Classes

Posted on May 27, 2015 by George Battey

The following notes are the notes used in the Battey-Thrasher Debate which was held in Mableton, GA in 1994. Every known argument used in defense of Bible Classes (Sunday School) is documented and refuted in these notes. Although these notes … Continue reading →

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Public Challenge For Debate – Divorce & Remarriage

Posted on April 14, 2015 by George Battey

Public Challenge For Debate (Divorce & Remarriage) April 14, 2015   As noted elsewhere on this website, an Open Bible Study on the subject of divorce and remarriage was conducted in Seminole, OK on March 14, 2015. Brother Malcomb Kniffen … Continue reading →

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Battey – Kniffen Discussion on Divorce & Remarriage (2015)

Posted on March 20, 2015 by George Battey

Battey – Kniffen Discussion (Divorce & Remarriage) March 14, 2015 Seminole, OK On March 14, 2015, about 300 people gathered at the Jeff Johnston Fine Arts Center on the campus of Seminole State College. The congregation in Seminole, Oklahoma was … Continue reading →

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The Dennis-Smith Debate on Divorce and Remarriage (1943)

Posted on February 6, 2015 by George Battey

The following debate is, to my knowledge, not copyrighted. I received a copy of this debate and read it with great interest. This was a written debate which seems to have begun in about 1942 and was finished in 1943. … Continue reading →

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Religious Debates

Posted on September 22, 2011 by George Battey

Below are rare and old debates on a variety of issues which are offered for the reader’s consideration.  Please read each debate critically and consider which speaker is (1) using scripture and (2) using scripture correctly.

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Debate Notes: One Cup in the Lord’s Supper

Posted on February 14, 2011 by George Battey

The notes contained in this PDF file are the notes used in the Battey-Donahue Debate in Mableton, GA in 1994.  Every known objection to the use of one cup is documented and answered in these notes.  Although these notes have … Continue reading →

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Harper – Trail Debate – Fermented Wine In Communion

Posted on April 18, 2010 by George Battey

Harper – Trail Debate – fermented wine in communion

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The Lindsey-Ferguson Debate (Bread Breaking)

Posted on January 15, 2010 by George Battey

The propositions of this debate are as follows: Proposition #1:  The Scriptures teach that at an assembly of the Church of Christ for the communion, the servant at the table, after giving thanks for the loaf of bread, must break … Continue reading →

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