By Donnie V. Rader When one becomes a member of the church, he is then a part of the Lord’s army. He is a soldier; a Christian soldier. No, not a soldier in a carnal battle, but one who can “stand against the wiles of the devil” (Eph. 6:11). It is a spiritual warfare. The …
Yearly Archives: 2012
Backbone or Wishbone?
By Greg Groves How many times have you wished the world were different? Fellow Christians have expressed that view to me. They want God back in schools and the guns and drugs out of them. They want our leaders to be God-fearing people with morals. They want the world to learn the truth of God’s …
Stunted Growth
By Stan Adams In Hebrews 5:12-14 we read of a condition that can afflict a Christian spiritually. The condition is spiritual stunted growth. The writer says, “For when by reason of time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; …
Smacks Of Sectarianism
By Johnie Edwards Too many want to be like the sectarian churches around them. They are afraid they will offend some by preaching the truth. Without compromise, we must “preach the word” (2 Tim. 4:2). There are some things which are nothing more than “smacks of sectarianism”: 1. Offering Thanks For the Contribution: There is …