By Carol R. Lumpkin Sin is common to all people who are accountable to God. Sin separates man from God. “But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear” (Isa. 59:2). Paul wrote that “both Jews and Gentiles,. . . are …
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Pearls From Proverbs
By Irvin Himmel A Rough Road “Good understanding giveth favor: but the way of transgressors is hard” (Prov. 13:15). Things are not always what they seem. The course which looks good may offer more misery than happiness, more heartaches than comfort, and more disappointments than satisfaction. Good Understanding The Hebrew word sekel denotes intelligence, sound judgment, …
A Caring People
By Bill Robinson, Jr. Are we a “caring” people? The familiar sound of the word “care” often loses its significance in the lives of those who are indifferent toward the will of God. The apostle Paul speaks of the “earnest care” of the Christians regarding their own lives as well as that of the lives of …
“Creationism: Religious Belief Posing As Science”
(Author’s Note: Under the heading and title above, the following editorial appeared in the Asheville Citizen Times, May 11, 1986, p. 2D.) Supreme Court justices must wince at some of the silly issues they are asked to decide. Fatuous matters, though, sometimes hold serious questions of law. Thus it is with “creationism,” and the attempt …
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