“Prove All Things… Hold Fast That Which Is Good…” (1 Thess. 5 21-22)

By Luther W. Martin In our modern age of new religious doctrines, new medicines, new inventions, new chemicals, new habits a n d recreations, the scripture that is used as title for this article, needs to be stressed more than ever. By inspiration, the Apostle Paul states: “…Know ye not that your body is the temple …

Editorial: The Ketcherside Unity Plea

By Leslie Diestelkamp Most Christians today are perhaps aware that brother Carl Ketcherside, of St. Louis, Mo., has been throughout the last three decades one of the most able and most conservative gospel preachers in America. I do not imply by that statement that most of us agreed with him, but we had to recognize his …

False Standards of Authority

By Ferrell Jenkins The only standard of authority for the church of Christ is the words of Christ and the apostles as revealed in the New Testament. However, from time to time, we hear various “false standards” advanced as authority for certain acts. Sectarians have been using these “standards” all along. It is not difficult to …