By Steve Wolfgang Footnote John Augustus Williams, The Life of Elder John Smith (Cincinnati: Standard Publishing Company, n.d.), pp. 412-413. He [Smith) was once discussing the question of spiritual influence in conversion, with a worthy Baptist preacher who lived in Lincoln County, near Stanford. His opponent had denied that the sinner could believe the gospel on …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
“Heart Trouble”
By Vestal Chaffin “Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God” (Acts 8:22). These words were spoken to Simon, an erring child of God. They emphasize the fact that our heart must be right in God’s sight in order to be acceptable to him. …
Rounding Up The Strays
By Edward O. Bragwell, Sr. “My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth, and one turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way win save a soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sin.” (Jas. 5:19-20, NASV). A straying Christian is not …
Public Confession
By Dennis C. Abernathy “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall find mercy” (Prov. 28:13). According to this verse we can do one of two things: we can cover our sins and not prosper, or we can confess and forsake them and find mercy. When sin is of …