By Johnny Stringer As we demonstrated in the preceding article, with the one exceptional case of Cornelius, the only Christians to receive miraculous spiritual endowments were the apostles and those on whom the apostles laid their hands. This leads us to conclude that the miraculous endowments would cease after the death of the apostles and those …
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By William C. Sexton In 1966, I moved to St. Joseph, Missouri to work with the 10th and Lincoln street church of Christ. Shortly thereafter, I learned that a couple of families had moved to Beatrice, Nebraska. Upon my inquiry, I found that one of them was Bob and Viola Richardson, one son and two daughters. …
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By Jady W. Copeland Man was created a being with physical, mental, psychological and spiritual needs. He was not created like the lower animals, but in the “image of God” and with the characteristics of God. From the dust of the ground God made the body of Adam (Gen. 2:7) and “breathed into his nostrils the …
By Johnny Stringer The Apostles We have seen that the apostles received the baptism of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4). Following this occasion, the Spirit continued with them to guide them in their teaching, revealing the truth to them and enabling them to express that truth infallibly (Eph. 3:3-5; 1 Cor. 2:10-13; 1 Tim. …
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