40th Anniversary! The Issues Today Spiritual Growth

By Irvin Himmel Two kinds of growth may be considered: numerical and spiritual. In the New Testament one finds both kinds. Numerical growth was remarkable in the early history of the church. About three thousand people were baptized on Pentecost according to Acts 2:41. The number of the men who became believers was about five thousand …

40th Anniversary! The Issues Today Teaching Moral Values

By H. E. Phillips The Roman Empire fell because of internal problems rather than from outside forces. Some of the internal influences that brought Rome down are portrayed by the terms, ungodliness and worldly lusts. Some of these tragic sins were: divorce and remarriage, stealing, lying, brutal murders, fornication, nudity, immoral dress, social drinking (alcohol and …