By Bobby L. Graham (Editors’ Note: The Florence Times (June 27, 1993] carried the following article about this march for freedom.) Both in ancient times and in modem times young people have sometimes taken bold stands for right and truth on matters that were not popular with all of their peers. Daniel purposed in his heart …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Preaching Christ and Him Crucified
By Mike Willis In recent months, we have seen several articles which have called brethren back to Christ-centered preaching. Indeed, Christ should be the central focus of our preaching (1 Cor. 2:1-5). These articles generally charge that brethren have been guilty of preaching a church-centered or institution-centered message rather than a Christ-centered message. We always are …
The Conversion Of The Jailer
By Donnie V. Rader After the conversion of Lydia, as Paul and his travel companions went to prayer, a slave girl who had a evil spirit followed them crying out, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation” (Acts 16:17). Paul, being annoyed, cast the demon …
Can One Out of the Church.
By Irvin Himmel It is a popular opinion that one church is as good as another. Many people stoutly deny that church membership is essential to salvation. Without doubt, much confusion has arisen in the public mind pertaining to salvation and the church due to misconceptions of the church and misunderstanding of what one must do …