By Jeffery Kingry Gnosticism is a system of philosophy that sought to destroy the New Testament church in the first century. John’s first epistle combats this influence that was prevalent in the church at the time. The situation that brought this error into the church parallels a condition ,hat exists today. Many years had passed from …
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Parental Conduct “Trains Up” Children
By Keith Ward Solomon declared, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it” (Prov. 22:6). A boy raised to be honest will not steal or lie; a child raised in the “nurture and admonition of the Lord” will not apostasize once free …
The Spirit and the Word
By Irvin Himmel In ancient times soldiers fought with swords. The sword was but a tool in the hand of the warrior. The action performed through the agency of the sword was credited to the soldier. God’s word is the Spirit’s sword. Paul instructed Christians to take “the sword of the Spirit, which is the word …
Respect God’s Pattern of Local Organization
By Ron Halbrook For the truth’s sake, members of churches of Christ must respect what God revealed about the organization of the local church. Either there is a pattern revealed in the Bible for local church organization and function, or there is none. If there is no pattern, then no organizational arrangement under the sun could …
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