Our Relationship With Christ

By Keith Pruitt Christ declared His intention to establish the church (Matt. 16:18). Built upon the premise of Christ’s deity, the church was to stand as the fulfillment of ancient prophecy regarding an eternal kingdom (Isa. 2; Dan. 2; 2 Sam. 7). On the first Pentecost after Christ’s death, the prophecy and promise became a reality …

Wild Animals Tamed?

By Frank Jamerson In Hal Lindsey’s speculative book, The Late Great Planet Earth, he says: “God’s kingdom will be characterized by peace and equity, and by universal spirituality and knowledge of the Lord. Even the animals and reptiles will lose their ferocity and no longer be carnivorous” (p. 165). The error in the last sentence comes …

Shotgun Weddings

By A Concerned Father There is an increasing incidence of so-called “shotgun weddings” among members of our Lord’s church. It is apparent that the primary cause of this is fornication. In fact, statistics show that more than I million teenage girls get pregnant each year! But does fornication that leads to conception necessarily demand a wedding? …