By Jimmy Tuten Very often we hear brethren saying, “No matter how hard I study the Bible, I cannot remember what I have learned. Though I try, I cannot grasp the Bible so as to be able to tell it to others.” This feeling of desperation in studying the one Book we need to know the …
Yearly Archives: 2012
What Shall We Do With Christ’s Law On Marriage?
By Ron Halbrook Christ’s basic law on marriage is just not that hard to understand! We realize some difficult questions arise regarding complicated circumstances into which men get themselves; even here, a safe course can always be found. “The practice of divorce was an ancient and traditional custom, which Moses limited by insisting on a definite …
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Thinkin’ Out Loud: How Many Times Have You Been Born?
By Lewis Willis Jesus taught the Jewish ruler Nicodemus “except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God” (Jn. 3:3). As a result of this teaching, there can be no doubt about the necessity of a new birth if a man has any desire to go to Heaven. The apostle Peter expanded …
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The Christian’s Attitude On Baptism
By Larry Houchen The book of Acts is a book of conversions – in other words it tells how people became Christians. There are about eight cases of conversions in the book. Note the attitude of the baptized believers in the following passages: “. . . they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity …