One is saved by grace alone and cannot contribute one whit to his salvation. The church of Christ is a denomination. Fellowship should be extended to evangelical churches and their doctrines. Women may publicly preach to mixed audiences. Women may direct the song services in mixed assemblies.
Elders have no authority in any area.
Freedom in Christ permits choosing one's own course. The new hermeneutic is the proper way to understand the Bible and to establish authority. The use of logic and reasoning to establish authority should be avoided 13. The plea to restore the church as it was in the first century is irrelevant and impossible. Jesus used the word grace in the Sermon on the Mount and in Matthew 23. 15.