By Mike Willis Sometimes Christians expect that life will always be pleasant. We should not become pessimistic and one with a bad attitude toward life. However, we are realistic. Adversities come into the lives of all mankind. We should not be like those who become unrealistic in their “Positive mental attitude” approach. When five inches of …
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Heavens Declare The Glorv Of God
By Don Willis “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth his handiwork . . . ” (Psa. 19: 1). The Apostle Paul said, “. . . that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the …
Without The Camp
By Dan Walters The inspired writer of Hebrews encourages Jewish Christians to be strong in the face of persecution by their own countrymen. Like the Old Testament heroes of chapter 11, “of whom the world was not worthy,” these first century brethren were treated as total outcasts by the society which had once accepted them. In …
Autonomy Of The Local Church
By Don Martin Our English word autonomy is composed of two Greek words, auto, meaning self (auto is translated “itself” in Romans 8:16); and nomos, meaning law (nomos is translated “law” in John 1:17). Thus, autonomy denotes “self-law, self-rule, or self-governing”. The Random House College Dictionary defines autonomy as, “Independence . . ., The right of …