By Earl E. Robertson The apostle Peter wrote, “If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God . . .” (1 Pet. 4:11). There is no divine directive more needed today than this one in the midst of denominational jargon and theological palaver of preachers and elders. One church recently advertised in the …
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By Jeffery Kingry This article will likely land me in a pickle with some brethren. It seems as though some articles I write, though obviously directed at the abuse of a system, are invariably taken as a blanket disavowal of the proper use of the thing. In this series of articles we are attempting to direct …
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By Ron Halbrook Hope is desire plus expectation. Webster says, “Desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment.” In Philippi, some base men used a “damsel possessed with a spirit of divination” as a means to wealth “by soothsaying.” . When Paul healed her, these men were enraged because “the hope of their gains was …
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By Mike Willis I started saving a clipping or two the other day in which brethren were working hand-in-hand with denominationalists. Before a month passed, the number of clippings which I .had set aside for comment in “Quips and Quotes” had outgrown the column: Hence, I would like to relate some of these instances to our …
