By Mark Mayberry Bible authority falls into two categories: general and specific authority. We are very familiar with these concepts, and it is easy to see the difference between the two. For example, one father might send his son to the store, saying, “Go buy some groceries.” This is a general command. If the boy comes …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
In Season, Out of Season
By J. Wiley Adams “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.” The preaching of the Word of God is a heavy responsibility. Everyone who preaches and has been doing so very long will agree that this is so. There are times when one kind …
Simple Samplings
By Larry Ray Hafley (1) If, as prominent Protestant preachers proclaim, salvation is “solely by grace,” why are not all men saved, since “the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men” (Titus 2:11)? (2) When “Oneness” Pentecostals read, “I and my Father are one” (Jn. 10:30), they erroneously conclude that Jesus and …
An Explanation
By Shane Scott In the summer of 1993 brother Holmes and I discussed the contents of an article he wrote that had to do with what a person had to know for his baptism to be valid. This was because I was seriously considering publicly responding to the article. In the course of that discussion our …