***Great links! Thanks for posting them here.***
Great links but the internal link to the Mabelvale CofC does not work.
I used to seriously date a girl at that church. We planned to get married but she and her family were determined to convert me to their church and I balked. After a while she dropped me like a hot potato but I did learn a lot about CofC doctrine and is why I waded into the Campbellite wars here on FR several years ago.
We had a fellow at church (wife, 3 kids quite active) that got caught up in their 'teachings' about the BIBle. Was convinced that we Wesleyans were teaching false doctrine and started going to the CoC.
He went alone.
The kids were at the extremely vulnerable teen-preteen years and wondered which was right. Wife cried and sobbed at the altar but would NOT go with him to 'his' church.
His pastor and ours almost came to blows in a 'meeting' once.
The kids grew up, got in trouble - some still there. The fellow had problems at THAT church - dropped out - and no longer knows WHAT to believe. Now his wife has dropped out of church, too, once the kids grew away.
It's a big mess we are praying for, but our GOD is patient - so we must be too.