By Mike Willis The number of eases of suicide continues to increase every year. One can hardly imagine that those who have so much to live with have so little to live for. Yet, the number of Americans who are taking their own lives continues to increase every year. Not surprisingly, the number of teenage suicides …
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Antis and Super Antis
By Daniel H. King The word “anti” has been unblushingly used to refer to brethren who, in recent decades, have opposed the machinations and promotions of certain “big churches” and “big-name preachers,” as well as a host of human institutions. Many of the ideas have so little resemblance to anything found in the Bible that few …
Bible Basics: Institutionalism: Right Or Wrong?
By Earl Robertson The question has long plagued the people of God as to whether it is scriptural and right for churches of Christ to momentarily support human institutions or not. The conservative ones say no, the liberal ones say yes. What makes such a difference? Does the Bible authorize churches to support these human institutions? …
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“Drying Up And Withering Away?”
By Mackey W. Harden It seems that every time I pick up a religious journal or bulletin anymore, I see an article dealing with some “opinions” from our liberal brother in Madison, Tennessee, Ira North, concerning the “conservative” churches of Christ. He believes that we are “drying up and withering away.” Of course we know that …