By Irvin Himmel Neat But Negative Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox (Prov. 14:4). Oxen were used for a variety of purposes in Bible times. They furnished the power for pulling a plow. Elisha was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen when the mantle …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Have Ye Not Read?
By Hoyt H. Houchen Question: 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 is a specific command for a weekly collection for poor saints in Jerusalem. How can this be used as general authority for a weekly collection that is not used to help needy saints, but is used to pay the preacher, missionaries, utilities, literature, etc.? Reply: “Now concerning the …
Basic Concepts Concerning Faith
By Robert F. Turner We are seeking to explore the “bottom line” of some doctrinal differences that exist in the religious world — differences in basic ideas which affect the particular details of conflicts. An earlier article discussed various fundamental concepts of how we can know the things of God, and even before we began this …
Ye Which Are Spiritual
By Jimmy Tuten The realm of our existence is made up of the forces of righteousness and evil. There are many metaphors used to describe these realms. The inspired writer of 1 Thessalonians 5:5 used this figure of speech when referring to the kingdom of Christ and the dominion of Satan: “ye are all the children …