By Daniel H. King A genuinely touching scene is depicted by John in the twentieth chapter of his gospel: that of the grief-stricken Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb. It had not been her most immediate impulse upon arrival at the vacated crypt, to suppose that Jesus was resurrected. Instead, she guessed that either the Jews …
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Lucifer
By Stephen P. Willis This name for Satan – as men so think – has no biblical authority whatsoever, although the Bible is commonly given as its source. There is only one mention of a Lucifer in the King James Version, and it does not refer to Satan, but to the king of Babylon. Isa. 14:12 …
When The Mormons Call (3)
By Johnie Edwards Inherited Sin The Mormons teach that babies are sinners and are lost because they inherited sin from their parents. (1) “. . . For he gave commandment that all men must repent; for he showed unto all men that they were lost, because of the transgression of their parents (2 Nephi. 2:21). (2) …
Bible Basics: Is Unity Really Desired?
By Earl Robertson Frequently, someone approaches me concerning unity among brethren. I am always interested in this matter because it is a Bible subject. Both Old and New Testaments discs it at length. David wrote, “Behold, how good and how pleasant, it is for brethren to dwell together in unity” (Psa. 133:1). God hates the sower …