By H.E. Phillips “Unity” is defined by Webster as: “1. the state of being one; oneness; singleness; being united. 2. something considered complete in itself; single, separate thing. 3. the quality of being one in spirit, sentiment, purpose, etc.; harmony; agreement; concord; uniformity. . .” (New World Dictionary, College Edition). “Behold, how good and how pleasant …
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By Larry Ray Hafley While in a meeting recently, a brother casually mentioned that last year he had taken two young people to a nearby gospel meeting where J.T. Smith was preaching. He said that both were baptized two months later and both mentioned the sermon J.T. preached as one that “bothered” them and caused them …
By Steve Wolfgang Though it is not possible to measure or quantify precisely the impact of premillennialism on the Lord’s church, the influence of this doctrine might appear, at first glance, to be slight.(1) Many people assume that because the doctrine is not actively taught among most churches of Christ it is therefore not worthy of much …
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By Marshall E. Patton Lest We Forget – Instrumental music in worship unto God pierced with excruciating pain the precious spiritual body of our Lord and left in its wake a body cut asunder, life-long friends, relatives, and brethren alienated, a church impeded in its progress influentially and numerically, and many who were made the object …
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