We were told that if we would relax about sex, take our clothes off and not get all uptight about it, there would be no more sex crimes. So we let it all hang out and sex crimes and rape have doubled. We were told that our children need to be taught sex education in …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Paying the Preacher
By Norman P. Smith The Scriptures provide ample evidence that paying those who devote their lives to the proclamation of the gospel is authorized in the New Testament (Lk. 10:7; 1 Cor. 9:9,14; 2 Cor. 11:8; Phil. 4:16; 1 Tim. 5:18). The subject of pay for preachers is one that I’m convinced does not receive the …
Liberty and Law
By Frank Jarnerson Contrary to the thinking of many today, there can be no true liberty without law. Lawlessness would result in anarchy, not freedom. In sports events, there must be laws (rules) in order for anyone to have the freedom to participate in the game. Though true sportsmanship will not try to take advantage of …
“Footnotes”
By Steve Wolfgang Footnote: Tom Alexander, “And this is a church of Christ,” Image 8, No. I (January/February 1992): 20-21,31. Despite the “revelations” which emerged at the Nashville Meeting in December 1988 regarding the extent to which increasingly liberal brethren have strayed from New Testament practices, there seem to be some who cannot admit how far …