By Randy Harshbarger Long ago the prophet Hosea said, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children” (4:6). Ignoring God’s instructions brought ruin …
Continue reading “The Sufficiency and Finality of the Bible”
By Mark Mayberry More has been written about love than any other human emotion, yet tremendous misunderstanding surrounds the subject. In 1 Corinthians 13, the apostle Paul sets forth the various characteristics of Christian love (1 Cor. 13: 1-8). Let us consider his teaching and apply it to our lives. A. Negative Qualities of Love 1. …
By John Shadowens From the New International Version (NIV), Galatians 5:15 reads, “If you keep on biting and devouring each other watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.” These verses are the opposite of verses 13-14 where Paul tells these Galatians to serve God and love one another. Often, a congregation is destroyed …
By Edward O. Bragwell, Sr. In August of 1956, 1 heard the late brother Gardner Hall preach on “The Baptism of Diotrephes.” I recall very little of the sermon beyond the announcement of the title and brother Hall’s unique way of introducing it. It went something like this: We do not know who baptized Diotrephes. We …
