By Bobby L. Graham “The spirit of pacifism is taking the fight out of the church. But the conflict between truth and error is unending. Victory does not come by truce. God’s terms are unconditional surrender…. The church grew when the fight was waged and the battle raged. When the letup came in the fight, the …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Unity-In-Diversity Debate FirstNegative: Donnie V. Rader
First Negative This debate is about “unity in diversity.” Ron Tate says that we can and must be united upon the “core gospel” (the essentials of faith), but that we can differ on doctrinal matters. His argument is that we can be united even though we differ on matters of worship (instrumental music) and the …
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Is the Restoration Plea Valid?
By Lowell Blasingame For years a basic difference between the preaching of the gospel preachers and denominational preachers has been our plea for a restoration of the church of the New Testament while they have taught that every man has the right to the church of his choice. We have insisted that by speaking where the …
The Model Prayer
By Joe R. Price It is often called “The Lord’s Prayer” because it was spoken by Jesus. But, a more appropriate description would be “The Model Prayer,” since it was spoken by Jesus to his disciples upon their request to “teach us to pray” (Lk.1 l : l ff). The model set forth by Jesus is …