By L.A. Stauffer “Enemies of the cross of Christ” is a thought that boggles the mind. Unimaginable! How could anyone oppose the most loving and unselfish act of human history? The “cross of Christ” denotes the purposed, planned, voluntary death of Jesus to bear in his body the sins of the world (1 Pet. 2:24). He …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Doctrinal Preaching
By Jack Gray Perhaps there has never been an age when it is so little respected as now. Not only is this true of the world at large but among professing Christians as well. It is often spoken disparagingly about. I have even been hesitant to address the subject lest I appear only to be defending …
The Empty Tomb
By Ferrell Jenkins “. . . And rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, and departed.” These words from Matthew 27:60 constitute the last sentence in The Jefferson Bible. Thomas Jefferson, the Father of American Democracy, clipped passages relating to the life and morals of Jesus of Nazareth and pasted them in a …
The Resurrection Appearance
By Mike Willis The events of the previous twenty-four hours had been incredible to the disciples. Following the observance of the Passover, they had accompanied Jesus to the Garden of Gethsemane. There Judas brought the soldiers who arrested Jesus. From there he was taken for trial to Annas (Jn. 18:13), Caiaphas (Jn. 18:13) for a private …