By Frank Jamerson In the Great Commission, Jesus taught that a person must believe, repent and be baptized in order to be saved (Matt. 28:1820; Mk. 16:15; Lk. 24:47). When men who believe in salvation by faith only hear these passages, they usually ask, “What about the thief on the cross?” They never consider the chief …
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How to Proceed in Administering Church Discipline
By O.C. Birdwell, Jr. Before attention is directed to the above subject, some consideration needs to be given to the word “discipline” as it is used in this discussion. In most translations, the word is not found in the New Testament. It must be used, therefore, to describe action taught in the New Testament. This, it …
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It Won’t Work!
By Jady W. Copeland Possibly one of the chief reasons why effective withdrawal from the ungodly among God’s people has not been done is that brethren have convinced themselves that “it won’t work.” In this article, I refer especially to the final step in church discipline–that of the decision to withdraw from those who will not …
Worthy of Death!
By Alan Hadfield With public and official opinion apparently beginning to swing back in favor of capital punishment, the subject is getting quite a bit of attention from all quarters. The letter to Guardian of Truth (8/2/84) implied questions many are asking, “Is capital punishment contrary to the will of God? What should be the Christian’s …