By Morris W. R. Bailey Having pointed out in a previous article that handling aright the word of truth requires that we recognize the distinction between the church universal and the church local, I now propose to show that a proper division of the word also requires that we recognize the distinction that the Bible makes …
Yearly Archives: 2012
Luther Blackmon (1907-1977)
By James W. Adams Luther Blackmon was born March 24, 1907 at Bald Prairie, Texas , a country community near Franklin, Texas. He departed this life in Marion, Indiana, Tuesday, July 5, 1977. This means that he was 70 years, 4 months, and 8 days of age. For a number of years, Luther had been afflicted …
“Moses My Servant is Dead”
By Mike Willis Elsewhere in this issue of the paper, you will find a commentary regarding the life and death of Luther Blackmon. A few weeks earlier, a similar report concerning the life of Challen Dewey Plum (October 20, 1977) appeared. Not too many weeks before, we also reported the death of Frank Smith and another …
Sermon on the Mount: Righteousness That Exceeds the Pharisees
By Keith Sharp The sermon on the Mount is the formal announcement by the Master of the nature of the righteousness of the kingdom of Heaven. The theme of this magnificent discourse is stated in Matthew 5:20: “For, I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye …
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