By Larry Ray Hafley Elders-have awesome tasks. They lead and feed the flock of God which is among them (Acts 20:28; 1 Pet. 5:2). They rule the church, “taking the oversight thereof” (1 Them. 5:12; 1 Tim. 5:17; 1 Pet. 5:2). Among the many important duties of shepherds is keeping the flock together, maintaining its unity …
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Debate with Baptist in Louisville
By Connie W. Adams Weldon E. Warnock of Paden City, West Virginia will meet H. C. Vanderpool of Louisville, Kentucky in a debate in Louisville March 13, 14, 16 and 17. The discussion will be held in the Iriquois High School auditorium at 4615 Taylor Blvd. just south of Watterson Expressway. The first two nights Mr. …
World Evangelism (1): Recognizing Our Responsibilities
By Leslie Diestelkamp All of us quote the great commission frequently. Perhaps many of us do so without really recognizing the grave responsibility imposed. The apostles were to preach the gospel in all the world and they were to teach the converts to do the same. The obligation to preach Christ is not done “once for …
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Make Up Your Mind
By Cecil Willis For several years the liberal brethren have had a difficult time determining how the human institutions which they have foisted upon the church shall be directed. The Firm Foundation has maintained that these institutions must be under an eldership, while the Gospel Advocate has declared that they must not be under elders, but …