By Irvin Himmel In the stillness and ebony of night, following the keeping of the Passover with His disciples and a period of lengthy discussions, Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At a place called Gethsemane, He told the tired and weary apostles, “Sit ye here, while I go yonder and pray.” He took Peter, …
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By Johnie Edwards The greatest question ever ask by man is, “What must I do to be saved?” It is a great question because it involves man’s greatest possession – his own soul! Jesus said, “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall …
By Earl Robertson John records the obtrusive conduct of Peter with Jesus. The lesson is one that needs to be learned by many disciples of the Lord today. But I find it to be one of the most difficult things to get some to accept without question. It was on this occasion that Jesus, for the …
By Irven Lee An elder is to be “one that ruleth well his own family, having his children in subjection with all gravity; for if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?” (1 Tim. 3:4, 5). The elder wins the respect of his …
