By Bruce James On Sunday morning, December 28, 1986, at age 55, Billy J. James slipped peacefully into that rest remaining for God’s people (Heb. 4:9). He had been seriously ill for several days and had fought a hard battle with cancer until finally being overcome. He had fought another battle with cancer fifteen years before, …
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Pearls From Proverbs
By Irvin Himmel Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he (Prov. 29:18). The first part of this proverb is quoted frequently and pretty generally misapplied. Vision The “vision” under consideration is not an object of imaginative contemplation or foresight. Sometimes when a preacher is trying to …
The Lord’s Supper – A Confession
By James R. Cope For the Christian the Lord’s Supper is a confession. “For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord’s death till he come” (1 Cor. 11:26). The word “show” as here used simply means to declare, proclaim, or make known. This is what the apostle …
Have Ye Not Read?
By Hoyt H. Houchen Question: Please explain 1 John 3:19-21. Reply: The passage of Scripture under consideration (1 Jn. 3:19-21) reads: “Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him: because if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if …