By Hoyt H. Houchen Question: A few years ago I was talking with a Baptist preacher about baptism and he said the passages on baptism were not binding because Acts was written (or events were recorded) in a transitional period from the religion of the Old Testament to the religion of the New Testament. How would …
Yearly Archives: 2012
How Shall the Young Secure Their Hearts?
By Titus Edwards True Happiness “Daddy,” said the little boy, “mules must be great Christians, for they have such long faces!” One of my college professors liked to tell that one. I fear that we have often given the wrong impression of Christianity to people. It is almost like we believe that God took a look …
The Debate Continues . . . The Ups and Downs of Simon and Stanley
By Larry Ray Hafley It is easier to characterize an article as a “rambling response” than it is to answer it. “Larry has not answered my argument,” he avers. Let the reader judge. Stanley says I have violated Matthew 18:15 by not coming to him “directly.” Stanley, let me introduce you to yourself. You say I …
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Response to Stanley Paher
By Larry Ray Hafley Brother Paher refers “to that august magazine Guardian of Truth. ” He charges me with misunderstanding, with “subtle . . . defense of a false concept,” and with straining the Scriptures “to prove (my) point.” He refers to me “and the rest of your ilk.” An “ilk” is what you generally call …