By Clinton D. Hamilton Questions are sometimes phrased briefly but in fact are broad, involving comprehensive implications. Such is the question that is the subject of this column. The response to it will involve stating a context within which the answer to the question will be given. Otherwise, the answer could be misunderstood and given an …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
In One Spirit
By Ron Daly The expression “in one Spirit” (en heni pneumati) occurs in I Corinthians 12:13, which in the ASV reads, “For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.” I Corinthians 12, 13. and 14 comprise …
Fanatics
By Dan King Recently I was both amused and informed as I ran across a tidbit of wisdom from a sage of the past. It seems that Sir Winston Churchill is credited with having offered this definition of a fanatic: “A fanatic is one who cant change his mind and wont change the subject.” The more …
The Unseen Hand
By James W. Adams Many times the charismatic personality and oratorical and rhetorical abilities of a speaker conceal the pernicious error implicit in that which he says, and multitudes are deceived. Conversely speaking, these same qualities often lessen the transforming influence of the gospel of Jesus Christ as it is taught and preached. Under such preaching, …