By L. L. Applegate Ruling power begins, and ends with the local congregation (Acts 20:28). Elders are told to feed the church He purchased with His blood (1 Peter 5:2). Feed flock among you, taking the oversight thereof. In the 6th Ch. Acts verses 1-6 we have example of caring for widows. Such was within the …
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By Voyd N. Ballard I read with interest and appreciation Larry Ray Hafley’s article “Reviewing Gordon Wilson On Faith And Works” in Truth Magazine, Feb. 12 1976. While I have had no contact with Gordon since 1963 when he caused serious trouble in the church in Clovis, California, I have strongly suspected that he has been …
By Roy E. Cogdill “In unity there is strength.” This is just as true in the church as in the nation. A strong church must be a united church. We want to study Bible unity, particularly as it is applicable to the local church. We more often apply unity to the church universally but the most …
By Cecil Willis Previously, we learned that there was a plurality of persons instrumental in the making of man. God said “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness” (Gen. 1:26). There were three divine persons active in the whole of creation, and likewise three holy persons active in divine providence. Then we studied …
