By Lewis Willis I read articles or hear preachers say, “I’m no longer surprised at anything.” Well, I have not reached that point yet. I still get surprised at the things I see happening. To be sure, the world does an awful lot of surprising things, but the things that surprise me the most are the …
Yearly Archives: 2012
Life After Sin
By Larry J. Curry What must be done once sin enters our life? This question must be answered by all of us since sin is a universal problem. Either we as Christians admit to sin or deceive ourselves as liars (1 John 1:8). We should ever be thankful that forgiveness is available to all men through …
Have Ye Not Read?
By Hoyt Houchen Question: What does this verse mean: “For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power?” (1 Cor. 4:20). Reply: First, we need to consider the context of the verse. In the preceding verses (vv. 18, 19) Paul had written, “Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming …
Paul and James On Faith and Works
By Mark Nitz (Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in Firm Foundation [8 February 1983] and Sentry (28 February 19831. I was somewhat surprised that the editor of Sentry printed the article without comment. 1 am quoting the Sentry article because it contained the footnotes of the article.) One of the thorniest problems in the history …