By Hoyt Houchen Question: Can a man qualify to be a deacon if he has adopted children, but has none of his own? What do the Scriptures teach? Reply: Some believe that a man cannot qualify to serve as an elder or a deacon in the local church unless his children are his natural descendants (his …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 26
Candid Capsules
By Weldon E. Warnock In this article we will deal briefly with a variety of things. We trust they will be profitable to you. Sound Brethren Somebody has said that there are three kinds of “sound” brethren: (1) those that sound off at the mouth, (2) the ones that are sound asleep and (3) those that …
“Modesty”
By Raymond E. Harris Today we are dealing with a term that has all but become obsolete in the English language. With the exploitation of sex and nudity in TV, movies and magazines, we find ourselves living in a generation when most seem to have lost all sense of modesty. “Modest” is defined as “orderly, well-arranged, …
“Show Thyself Approved . . . . “
By Eugene Crawley In writing to Timothy, among other things, Paul made this very interesting and vital admonition, “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15). This is a statement with which most brethren are quite familiar. It is one …