By Bobbie Jean Cook Burnett Much is said today about surviving. We hear educators saying, “In order for our children to do more than just survive in today’s schools, teachers must challenge them each day to achieve their potential and soar to newer heights of learning.” Business men emphasize the need for employers to do all …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Possessed By Our Possessions (10) How Materialism Affects the Lord’s `Wort
By Jady W. Copeland In Romans 12:1-2 Paul admonished brethren to present themselves as “a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God.” When one obeys the gospel, he becomes dead to sin, and alive in Christ. The same writer says in Romans 6:4, “Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death, that just as Christ …
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Using The Book Of Acts To Understand The Book Of Romans
By Tom M. Roberts It is without dispute that one of the most difficult portions of the New Testament to understand in its entirety is Paul’s epistle to the Romans. Someone has accurately referred to it as Paul’s “doctoral dissertation.” Without disputing the fact of inspiration, it is also true that the Holy Spirit used the …
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Restore the Erring child of God
By Carol R. Lumpkin Restore: restoration to a former state or relationship. “Brethren if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted” (Gal.. 6:1). Erring: one who has turned from a goal, missed the mark. “Brethren, if …