By Johnny Stringer Of the making of special days there is seemingly no end. Men have an apparent inclination to set aside days to honor prominent individuals and to commemorate momentous events, and the result is that there are so many special days that it is a difficult matter to keep track of them all. There …
Yearly Archives: 2012
Unique Activities of the Lord’s Day: Giving
By Keith Sharp Truth is the reasonable course between extremes. This old cliche, while not an inspired safeguard against error, is certainly a general truism. In the church of Christ today there are two opposite extremes being taken toward church finances. Both of these radical positions stem from a failure to recognize the divine pattern for …
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Weekly Communion
By J.W. McGarvey “How often should the Lord’s Supper be observed? The various religious denominations have agreed that each party may settle this question according to its own judgment. This principle, when applied to matters on which the Lord’s will has not been revealed, is generally a good one; but when applied to things concerning which …
Unique Activities of the Lord’s Day: The Lord’s Supper
By Patrick Farish The questions of when, and with what frequency, the Lord’s Supper is to be eaten, are not new. The practices of the religious world today range from the wrong frequency (annual, quarterly, etc.) through the wrong day (Thursday, or any day the notion strikes) to the right day and frequency for the wrong …
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