By Ron Halbrook The way to keep the church pure and true to the New Testament is to keep Christians informed. In October, 1959, the following series was preached at the Franklin Road Church of Christ in Nashville, Tennessee: “Give Us a King” by Harris J. Dark, “Contending for the Faith” and “The Organization of the …
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By Leslie Diestelkamp Many years ago while visiting in a public library in London, England, I read Sir Winston Churchill’s account of the American Revolution. He declared that he believed the colonies deserved to win the war – that it was good that they gained their freedom. However, he also believed that those struggling colonies only …
By Robert Wayne LaCoste Our God in Heaven hasn’t given laws that are complicated. To complicate is to “make or become intricate; difficult” (Webster’s New World Dictionary, p. 154). This is not to say that all things in the scriptures are easily understood, for Peter said that some of Paul’s writings were “hard to be understood” …
By Mike Willis During recent years, a large number of local congregations have accepted a part of the social gospel. At first, this acceptance of the social gospel manifested itself in church support of orphan’s homes. Then, as the acceptance of the social gospel became more widespread, the local congregations started sending contributions to colleges. Now, …
