By William V. Beasley One of the great themes of the Epistle to the Hebrews is the superiority of the new dispensation over the old one. This is taught each time; with but one exception (6:9), the word “better” (Gr., kreitton “better; i.e. a. more useful, more serviceable . . . b. more excellent. . .” …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
A Good Preacher’s Wife
By P.J. Casebolt A good preacher’s wife would be the female counterpart of what some brethren consider to be the ideal preacher. She would be the composite of a woman 39 years old, with 35-40 years of experience; a mixture of blonde, brunette, redhead; outgoing, yet reserved; always with her husband, but never away from her …
Remember Lot’s Wife
By Brooks Cochran Remember Lot’s wife. Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it (Lk. 17:32-33). Whenever I think of lukewarm Christians this passage comes to mind. It serves as a warning. Lot’s wife, though nameless, was lukewarm in her attitude toward God and the …
The “Natural Man” of 1 Corinthians 2:14
By Robert F. Turner In John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion (Bk. 2, Par. 20), we read, “It thus appears that none can enter the kingdom of God save those whose minds have been renewed by the enlightening of the Holy Spirit.” He cites 1 Corinthians 2:14, “The natural man receiveth not the things of …